Patrick Lauer schrieb: > On 06/03/11 16:09, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn wrote: > >> Michał Górny schrieb: >> >>> You could have a 'versioned' ebuild linked to the actual SRC_URI, >>> and bump it whenever you notice the upstream tarball changes. This >>> would allow users to have the package upgraded automatically. >>> >>> >> I don't think this will help users much. It will just make the package >> uninstallable between the time the upstream tarball changes and the >> package is bumped. >> A live ebuild is at least honestly telling users what to expect. >> > Just mirror the darn tarball in a stable location. > I've done that for silly and weird upstreams ... >
The problem (already mentioned earlier in this thread) is that some parts are not redistributable. Best regards, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn
