hi, currently Debian typically requires 'tarballs' to make source packages.
This is a PITB because it requires some messy release concept, keeping track of what needs to be tarred up, etc. I'm thinking of switching my project over so there's only one way to build from source: directly from svn. This is partly because having switched from CVS to SVN on Sourceforge, I've noticed that developers and non-developers alike get the sources the same way from the same archive: non-developers just can't commit. Instead of tarballs, just use a release tag. The problem is upgrading branches .. it's an untenable violation of progress, requires messy merging, and other stuff. If a tagged release is bugged .. too bad, try the next one, we're only going to put fixes at the head of the trunk. If you don't have svn .. you can't build the project from source. Get real! You aren't a developer -- please download a binary package! Is it practical to do this with Debian? With Ocaml-maint the tarball is put in svn anyhow .. can we just copy the svn image instead? -- John Skaller <skaller at users dot sf dot net> Felix, successor to C++: http://felix.sf.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
