On Feb 15, 2011, at 10:56 PM, Daniel Johnson wrote: >> If I understand the "point release" selfupdate method, would it be >> possible to just create a new point release that includes the >> git.info file? > > Possible? Yes. Likely? Probably not since there isn't even a 10.6 > point release. The whole point release system has been effectively > abandoned since Fink doesn't have the resources to keep up with it.
Heh. So it turns out I didn't understand the point release system - I thought it was just a snapshot of the info files, and that it was separate from the bindist. > It's not even possible to switch to selfupdate-point after switching > to another one. Also, all of git's dependencies would need to be > there too, and while I've drastically slimmed it down, it still has > a handful. BTW, the slimmed-down git 1.7.4.1 is now in stable as > well as unstable to make it easier to get. I was thinking about ways around the git bootstrapping problem, and at first glance, dulwich sounded like it would fit the bill. However, unless I'm missing something, the dulwich clone subcommand just clones the history, but doesn't check out the files. I dunno, bootstrapping with selfupdate-rsync or GitHub's SVN interface isn't the end of the world... it's a one-time performance hit. What else is needed for the Git selfupdate capability to get into a new release of the fink command itself? As Daniel mentioned, SF.net is looking to drop CVS eventually, and it would be nice if we didn't have to scramble when that happens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
