Date: Thu, 23 May 96 23:33:01 +0100 From: Jean-Marc Zucconi <jmz@cabri.obs-besancon.fr> To: gpalmer@freebsd.org Cc: phk@critter.tfs.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: src/gnu Message-ID: <9605232233.AA18819@cabri.obs-besancon.fr> In-Reply-To: <13461.832842423@palmer.demon.co.uk> (gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG)
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>>>>> "Gary Palmer" writes: > Poul-Henning Kamp wrote in message ID > <779.832795234@critter.tfs.com>: >> 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 >> but rather access them by reference via the tar file ? > That would mean running up against the one flaw of the current ports > system. I get my source code updates by CTM, and I am VERY happy with > the fact that I just go to /usr/src and do what I want. I don't want > to have to think ``do I have that tarball available, and if not, how > bad is network congestion right now''. Seconded. > If something could be done about that, I'd be more than happy to see > bsd.port.mk used in the main tree. > Gary (making his point for those who, like him, still sit behind a > dial-up modem) Thanks Gary! :-) Jean-Marc > -- > Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member > FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info _____________________________________________________________________________ Jean-Marc Zucconi Observatoire de Besancon F 25010 Besancon cedex PGP Key: finger jmz@cabri.obs-besancon.fr =============================================================================
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