Packages based on CVS sources
Rex Dieter
rdieter at math.unl.edu
Fri Dec 9 19:15:35 UTC 2005
Panu Matilainen wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, Rex Dieter wrote:
>> Wart wrote:
>>> What is the policy for building packages for software that does not yet
>>> have upstream source tarballs, but only maintains the software in CVS?
>> Makes it impossible to verify upstream sources for review. For new
>> packages, definite bad idea.
> How is it impossible?
Impossible in the classic "verifying tarball checksums" sense is what I
meant.
IMO, in general, if upstream developers are lazy/hesitant to make a
formal release, it shouldn't be packaged.
-- Rex
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