Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 23:51:34 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> To: Jeffrey Hsu <hsu@freefall.freebsd.org> Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: src/gnu Message-ID: <199605230551.XAA07031@rover.village.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 22 May 1996 16:13:59 PDT
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: > Apart from that, wouldn't it make more sense to use the "ports" paradigm : > on them instead of checking in all the files ? In theory we should be : > running pretty much footool-9.3.tar.gz with a few patches, so why not : > speed up our CVS-tree by actually not checking in the thousands of files : : I agree with Poul. The bmake paradigm for gcc just isn't working. : If the ports model fits better, we should use that instead. One thing to consider is that the gnu software has a habbit of disappearing off the FTP sites after a while. This would force an ungrade or leave some people out in the cold should the FSF produce a series of bad releases of a certain program. Warner
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