> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Leech [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:35 PM
> To: Dev, Vasu
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Open-FCoE] [PATCH] fcoe-utils: automake fixes for
> dist/distcheck
> 
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 01:54:42AM +0000, Dev, Vasu wrote:
> > >
> > > I thought I'd give make distcheck a try on fcoe-utils and see if it
> > > produced a working release.  It didn't, so here are some fixes for that.
> > >
> > > Missing header files added to git are included in the release archive.
> > >
> > > The systemd unit files are marked dist_DATA so they get included,
> > > otherwise data files are assumed to be generated at build time and
> > > left out of the release.
> > >
> > > A few other missing doc files are added to dist_noinst_DATA.
> > >
> > > The manual rules for handling bash completion files are replaced
> > > with dist_DATA definitions letting automake handle generating rules.
> > >
> > > Any change of applying build system fixes, and getting a new tag and
> > > release tarball anytime in the near future?
> > >
> >
> > I announced last year of doing away  with upstream tar ball release
> > and in fact when we had it, then also it was simply tar of three
> > open-fcoe user tools git trees instead of using distcheck, so I won't
> > be surprised if this doesn't work for other two user tools git trees but any
> case good to fix all three git repos.
> 
> Ah, I knew the kernel code wasn't using a separate tree anymore but I guess I
> missed the bit about not doing user-space releases.
> 
> libhbaapi/libhbalinux look to have some minor autotools issues, I can send a
> patch if you want.
> 

Always, that would be good. 

> > I'm not sure if we need tags but sure user tools version bump make
> > sense and I'm thinking of using same for tag instead of we used to
> > have tag every kernel cycle even when no change to user tools.
> 
> Yeah, the kernel version tags aren't all that useful - I keep deleting them
> locally so they don't mess with git-describe.  I get that Rob was trying to 
> keep
> the same cadence as the kernel releases when there were active changes
> going on.
> 
> fcoe-utils is now 33 patches ahead of the last tag, with the bulk of those
> being in git for over a year.  I just thought it would be nice to bump the
> version to 1.0.30 and tag it, maybe put out a tarball.  I don't expect this 
> to be
> a frequent thing.
> 

Yes looks like won't be frequent. All good suggestions, I agree with all and 
doing
tarball release along any major version bump makes sense given that it should
be infrequent.

Thanks again Chris for active improvements,
Vasu

> > I'll do this after known recent open fipvlan issues gets fixed.
> 
> Cool, whenever you think the tree is in a good state for it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>   Chris
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