IMHO we should only modify upstream tarballs if we have to (e.g. strip out non-free parts). The upstream tarballs are cached, so its just a one-time download anyways.
On Friday, October 31, 2014 9:54:56 AM UTC, Jean-Pierre Flori wrote: > > Dear all, > > Should we go on stripping down upstream tarballs from stuff we don't use > when there is some substantial gain? > See http://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/17169 (GCC) and > http://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/15015 (MPIR). > We can debate forever on when the gain becomes substantial in comparison > with running a script automating the task when it exists or crafting a new > one surely based on other ones hen it does not already exist... > It can also be a good thing to just ship upstream tarball without any > modification (stripping down, recompression, renaming) for better > tracability and security. > > Whatsoever I think this should be discussed here. > > Best, > JP > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
