Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> (2) usr/share/VERSION in Mandrake/mdkinst tree
Alas, the latest download from my planetmirror mirror is build 498!
> There are automatic RPMS repository rebuild every 15 minutes, while the
> install is rebuilt only when Pixel issues a "make upload" on the holy
> leia (no trolling).
It has long been a complaint of mine that Cooker uploads do not
appear to be synchronised to useability. Presently uploads are
running at about 1000 files a week, often with lots of new RPMs one
day and the installer to match not appearing until the next day.
That situation falls below useful to us beta testers. It wastes a
great deal of our time. Cannot the RPMs be held so that each
upload is guaranteed self-consistent between RPMs and installer, both
representing a step forward in the pursuit of Mandrake 8.0?
Here are just some of the non-existent RPMs called for by the
yesterday's installer:
libsound0-0.2.22-3mdk
libwmgif4-4.1.0-12mdk
libimlib1-1.9.9-1mdk
openssl-0.9.6-5mdk
aspell-de_CH-0.1.2-1mdk is called for by an english-only install from
English-only RPMs.
binutils-2.10.1.0.2-3mdk
ImageMagick-lib-5.3.0-2mdk
ImageMagick-5.3.0-2mdk
libgtk+1.2-devel-1.2.9-5mdk
rpmtools-2.3-10mdk
portmap4.0-14mdk
libmikmod-3.1.9-4mdk
libgimp1.2.1-1.2.1-3mdk
libesound0-devel-0.2.22-3mdk
egcs-1.1.2-41mdk
... and so on.
We should NEVER see any of this - these must be resolved before the
upload. Isn't that just very simple and obvious?
I'm waiting to see a build 449 upload with RPMs and installer
mutually consistent. Please make sure that upload is announced.
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Regards,
Ron. [au]
