-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> And then it makes the end user >> download 2 files. And then a jillion users each have to do the >> work of patching code instead of just one person. > >Sorry, I assumed the average linux user would be able to download & extract >2 archives and run a couple of commands. It works well for dos mame & there >are real advantages to distribute the code like that ( which is why everyone >else does it that way ). >
Are we talking about just releasing "diff" patches where one has to run patch or already patched files in a tarball that just get unpacked over the top of the mame source package? While most platforms have a copy of GNU PATCH, on non-unix platforms that don't have patch this will just be yet another file that will needed to be downloaded and installed. (and I'm for the less extra stuff needed to download and install to get something running the better) I'm for a "xmame kit" that will just unpack over the top of the mame source tree and everything will be ready to compile. This way just about anyone that can un-tar a file can get something working. Just my $0.02 +------------------+--------------------------+---------------+ | Robert Alan Byer | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ #65926579 | +------------------+--------------------------+---------------+ | Send an E-mail request to obtain a copy of my PGP key. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by | | cans of cola the thoughts aquire speed, the hands acquire | | shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine | | alone I set my mind in motion." | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBP7ozxKVSqzlBVJbBAQH+FQf+PDJY3ISeqBsCt2pNuPMTMfqJDk6EAF6j orUi1+JId1LlZK4CoqZhx/bEIXs0gbAv4Rk3C3oN0pVrEnoRAnicI+aXojiBTCt9 6htr18zbTzw5hcKDVG93ThN4VL8jrs3VmEg74287iOOloN7f+2LLQCZC8/DdqRAW qbtTSbI/49CShD98Yr5Em40geNWrRvyXBOxcyTNT8BTLOFg6W6hvnZQFxJPInl6V XwoeFRhWv9uGkdaVLnt4AXK4FdVsSICErrn19Z+JoVSAlLt+Kwf/a1DsxKRdC5c+ sWTWSofHjTGLXUg+z7q8uR30X6E9e/oG7jYnlZSaCkHFIzw0n9kRWg== =JLiM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Xmame mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame
