Randy McMurchy wrote: > Randy McMurchy wrote these words on 01/28/07 09:29 CST: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote these words on 01/28/07 01:59 CST: >> >>> Log: >>> Removed modification of jai source file in fop instructions. >>> >> I cannot see where this actually does anything except move the >> JAI file from the build directory to the root of the FOP source >> tree. Which actually, does nothing. I'm thinking about reverting >> the change, or does this change actually *do* anything, and I've >> overlooked it? >> > > Revisiting this as there's a broken URL in the instructions as well > (a new version of FOP has finally been released). > > I'm even more inclined now to revert DJ's change, as the way it is > now, we leave the *broken* JAI tarball on the system. The way it > was, the tarball is left *fixed*. So, unless there's something I'm > missing here, I cannot see what benefit the change does, at the > expense of adding an additional command to the instructions. > > Can anyone provide a clue on what I may be missing? > > Yes. You are wanting to edit a source download. We don't want to do this because it would require altering the instructions for a second pass build (although it'd be harmless to rerun the sed).
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