On 1 February 2011 18:45, Michael Scherer <[email protected]> wrote: [...]
> /packages > --------- > http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/ > > /packages is where you can find specs files, patches and everything > needed to rebuild packages. The best way to access is is using mgarepo, > as explained by the wiki and boklm. > There is 2 directories : > misc -> contains the old changelog of imported packages > > cauldron -> 1 directory per package name > > In a package directory ( like > http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/acpi/ ), you will find > 3 subdirectories most of the time : > > pristine/ > releases/ > current/ > > pristine/ hold the latest submitted rpm ( ie, the specs and sources ). > releases/ work like the tags directory of usual subversion layout, with > the older version of the rpms, and current/ is the current work. > > When using mgarepo, it take current/, and that's where people should > look for the newest version. > > Since no one except some people who work on the BS will likely be > interested in the details, I will not go further ( being myself in the > list of those that do not remember the details :p ) > For firefox users, you can access the spec file of a package directly using the firefox keyword feature: - Open Bookmarks -> Show all bookmarks - Right click the folder you want to create the bookmark in, then "Create new bookmark" - Location should be: http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/%s/current/SPECS/%s.spec - Open "More", and put the keyword you want in the Keyword box (for example svnm) - To use it, in firefox Location/url bar type: svnm amarok and press Enter. That should directly open http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/amarok/current/SPECS/amarok.spec (what it does is replace each %s with the text you type after the keyword). [...] -- Ahmad Samir
