On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 8:50 PM, Neil C Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Jan 2018, 19:11 Jan Lahoda, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My understanding of the ASF process is that any release (any file > released > > under ASF) is subject of the same scrutiny. I.e. if we would release both > > full zips and subset zips, all of those would need to go through the > voting > > process, be reviewed and approved in the same way. > > > > I guess we need clarity on this. To me, the full zip is the release, and > the full binaries, plus subset source and binaries are convenience > artefacts from the full zip's build process. In that sense I don't see a > Well, we can call them as we like, I guess, but if a zip with a subset of source is to be released from ASF, then it needs to go through the same scrutiny as the full zip. That's my understanding at least. So not clear how that helps (with problems like the current problems), as we would release git snapshot and the current releases. > fundamental difference between source and binary subsets - logically allow > both or neither? > > > And I just recalled: there is one important difference between the git > > content and the source zip: the DEPENDENCIES file. My understanding > (which > > may be wrong) is that we need it, so if we wanted to just release git > > content, we would need to somehow have this in git. (And presumably have > a > > check that would fail if it wouldn't match the actual source content.) > > > > Had that thought too. The check would be a good thing. And I guess the git > history of that file would then be useful - every PR adding a dependency > would have to touch it? > When a generated file (and DEPENDENCIES is basically a generated file) is part of the repository, there are usually trouble with that (smaller or bigger). At least, people are confused when a test fails on their commit saying they need to update the file. Jan > > Best wishes, > > Neil > > > -- > Neil C Smith > Artist & Technologist > www.neilcsmith.net > > Praxis LIVE - hybrid visual IDE for creative coding - www.praxislive.org >
