-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 3.7 Source Policy
Sources should normally be downloaded from the location(s) that the upstream developer(s) use, and any modifications for Fink should be done through the use of a PatchFile and/or a PatchScript. Do not make changes manually and use a changed source archive as a Source in your Fink packaging. If a VCS checkout (e.g. from git or svn) is to be used, e.g. because a project doesn't do formal releases, or a fix for a particular issue has been added between releases of a package, an acceptable source can be generated via the following method: Check out the package, preferably at a definite revision of the VCS. Make an archive from the VCS checkout (e.g. zip, tar, tar.gz, or tar.bz2). Include the VCS revision in the archive name, e.g. foo-0svn1234.tar.gz for a package that doesn't make releases, or bar-1.2.3+svn4567.tar.bz2 for a Fink package which is between upstream releases. Upload the tarball to a site where fink can download it. Also, put the commands that you ran to generate the source tarball in the DescPackaging field. 3.8 File Download Policy Packages are not to download any files during the unpack, patch, compile, install, or build phases of the build process. Any large patches (i.e. larger than can be accommodated conveniently in a PatchFile) that need to be applied should set up as additional Sources in accordance with the Source Policy. Packages may download data after they have been installed on the system in a PostInstScript. - -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk2vMRYACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ9ZpwCghdf/40VXT4NHzuFFJ7vfuZL6 RwQAn3ztJ620cNTrxhYh4LZeyJi/321E =OyA+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
