Le mer. 16 mars 2022 à 19:00, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> a écrit :
>
> On 16/03/2022 17:53, sebb wrote:
> > As the subject says.
> >
> > We currently use separate directories for binaries and source, each of
> > which may contain multiple versions.
> >
> > This is a bit awkward to maintain compared with a directory per
> > release which would contain both binaries and source.
> >
> > I think we should consider moving to individual release directories.
> >
> > This would mean changes to various scripts etc, so would not be trivial.
> >
> > If we do decide to do so, it would make sense to try this on a
> > component that normally only has one current version on release.
> >
> > WDYT?
>
> I like the idea in general. It makes managing releases a little easier.
>
> However, there would be an impact is on users that have scripted
> downloads. The change in the location will require changes to all of
> those scripts. Does the benefit (primarily for us) justify the cost of
> those changes (primarily for users)? This might be something to thing
> about when we have a new major version.

What about
 * changing the location if it makes things simpler for us, and
 * writing a script that generates the old layout (symbolic links)
   to keep things simple for users.
?

Gilles

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