From: Cesar S. <ces...@gm...> - 2007-11-07 21:27:59
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Previously, Keith Marshall wrote: > Continuing the reorganisation, and rationalisation of the package > layout, I've moved some of the `Snapshot' entries to a new `Technology > Preview' release, within the `MSYS: Base System' package. Thanks for doing this, it also looks very well organized. Keith Marshall wrote: > Keith Marshall wrote: > > The six I've left behind are all binaries, and lack source; could the > > respective developers please rectify that omission. > > Ping: Earnie, Cesar, Pong. Sorry for the delay. > > The six packages in question are:-- > > bash-3.1-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 > bzip2-1.0.3-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 > diffutils-2.8.7-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 > file-4.16-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 > findutils-4.3.0-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 > gawk-3.1.5-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 > > None of these are accompanied by source tarballs. I think they should > be; indeed for those which are GPL, that's pretty much mandatory. > I agree. It is also more convenient than fetching from CVS. > In CVS, I can find:-- > > bash-3.1 > bzip2-1.0.3 > diffutils-2.8.7 > findutils-4.3 > gawk-3.1.5 > > but conspicuous by its absence:-- > > file-4.16 > > So, questions:-- > > 1) Is the CVS state up to date with your respective source trees? I have a bug fix for bash that is not in CVS yet. > 2) If not, could you please make it so? Sure. > 3) If yes, would you like to upload the necessary source tarballs? I'd rather recompile and upload both source and binary, just to make sure one corresponds to the other. > 4) Or, would you like me to check out from CVS, make dist, and do so? No need, but thanks for the offer. I think I'll also include the script I've been using to build each of them. > 5) What should we do about file-4.16? Especially since... > > In the `Current Release: msysDTK-1.0.1' collection, I see Chuck's:-- > > file-4.16-MSYS.tar.bz2 > file-4.16-MSYS-src.tar.bz2 > > which are actually *newer* than the snapshot in the MSYS-1.0.11 > technology preview collection, so I'm tempted to just hide this > > file-4.16-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 > I agree, it's the right thing to do. Regards, Cesar |