Re: [Gimp-print-devel] CVS source as tar archive? (was: canon cp910)

[Johannes M. <js...@su...>]

Hello,
a related question in particular for Robert Krawitz:

Is it possible that Gutenprint provides its current CVS source
also as tar.gz/bz2 archive?


Details:

On Jan 13 20:51 jdd wrote (excerpt):
> operations de"scribed here:
> http://dodin.info/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Doc.CompilingGutenprint

Making Gutenprint RPMs from its CVS source is a bit different
compared to making RPMs from a tar.gz/bz2 archive.

In particular when Gutenprint sources are not provided
as tar archive one cannot easily build Gutenprint via
the existing RPM package build systems because usually
those are set up to have the sources in a tar archive.

Of course in theory everything is possible with RPM build
but each special kind needs special setup work by someone.

Therefore I would like to ask if it is possible that Gutenprint
provides its current CVS source also as a tar.gz/bz2 archive.

Perhaps something like an automated daily snapshot tar archive?

If the current Gutenprint source would be also available as
tar archive it would be for example very easy with the openSUSE
build service to "just build" RPMs of the current Gutenprint.
Experienced users could do this even on their own in their
own openSUSE build service home project.

The advantage for Gutenprint would be that much more users
could test the current Gutenprint.

I could additionally provide current Gutenprint RPMs in the
"Printing" development project of the openSUSE build service:
https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/Printing

Currently I provide only the latest Gutenprint release
for various openSUSE versions:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/Printing/gutenprint

If I provided additionally current Gutenprint RPMs,
even unexperienced users could test it.


What do you think?


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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