On Wednesday 28 June 2006 20:52, Stan Glasoe wrote:
On Wednesday 28 June 2006 14:36, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
What is the purpose for the Backports directory?
-- Roger Oberholtzer
AIUI and I probably am not quite right - Backports are those KDE programs that are NoArch versus i586, i686, x86_64, ppc, etc. They don't require any special considerations for hardware architecture at compile time. Easier to maintain when KDE updates from 3.5.1 to 3.5.2 to 3.5.3, etc.
Stan
Gotta remember to go look at the repository before replying. There are noarch, i586 and i686 directories with programs there. http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Status_Meeting_2006-05-30 has a better definition. Do a Ctrl+F and find backport. "KDE:Backports (contains updated KDE apps without the need to update also the complete KDE (big advantage))". So it is those KDE programs that are updated but that don't require updating _ALL_ of KDE. So the KDE3 repository contains the latest KDE programs that are dependent on other KDE programs being at the same level. Stan -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com