I think it's meant as a prototype. Most prototypes only work on the platform they were developed on initially. Not using git for transport simplifies some things but complicates others.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Tony Kelman <[email protected]> wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but you appear to be downloading package source > as tarballs rather than git clones, which defeats the purpose of Julia > packages being active git repositories where you can easily branch, make > changes, and submit pr's from them. And change versions with just a > checkout (and maybe fetch first). > > And you're relying on git tags existing within the package repository, > which is a best practice but not strictly enforced for current metadata > tags. > > This also distinctly does not look like it was designed to work cross > platform.
