Re: [Fink-devel] Re: dists/10.2/stable/main/finkinfo/languages f2c-20020123-4.info,1.3,1.4

[Max H. <ma...@qu...>]

Am Montag, 28.04.03 um 14:07 Uhr schrieb David R. Morrison:

> Jeff Whitaker <js...@us...> wrote:
>
>> Update of /cvsroot/fink/dists/10.2/stable/main/finkinfo/languages
>> In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv30467
>>
>> Modified Files:
>> 	f2c-20020123-4.info
>> Log Message:
>> Removed checksums - not practical for this package since source 
>> changes
>> frequently (i.e. weekly) with no name change.
>>
[...]
>
> Jeff,
>
> I think the correct solution here is to take a "snapshot" of the 
> source,
> store it on fink's site, and use that snapshot rather than the
> ever-changing source.  We can update the snapshot periodically.
>
> If we don't do this, debugging any problems that arise becomes 
> extremely
> difficult, since there is no way of knowing which version of the 
> sourcefile
> the user is using.
>
Not only that, it's a clear violation of our policy (specifically, the 
.deb won't be the same for everybody; it'll change weekly or so, even).


Max