[opensuse-packaging] Upstream not providing a source tarball
What is the procedure when upstream does not provide a source tarball, e.g. when the source is only avaliable through CVS? -- Guido Berhoerster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org
Le mardi 02 février 2010, à 00:40 +0100, Guido Berhoerster a écrit :
What is the procedure when upstream does not provide a source tarball, e.g. when the source is only avaliable through CVS?
You can create a tarball of the CVS checkout, and package this. Is there a good reason why upstream doesn't want to provide a tarball, though? Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org
* Vincent Untz <vuntz@opensuse.org> [2010-02-02 00:54]:
You can create a tarball of the CVS checkout, and package this. Is there a good reason why upstream doesn't want to provide a tarball, though?
No, I'm looking at the HTML Tidy project and they just state on their website that they neither provide source nor binary distributions any more. Everybody else has been packaging CVS snapshots for ages. Should the script used for generating the CVS checkout be included as a Source? -- Guido Berhoerster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org
Le mardi 02 février 2010, à 11:06 +0100, Guido Berhoerster a écrit :
* Vincent Untz <vuntz@opensuse.org> [2010-02-02 00:54]:
You can create a tarball of the CVS checkout, and package this. Is there a good reason why upstream doesn't want to provide a tarball, though?
No, I'm looking at the HTML Tidy project and they just state on their website that they neither provide source nor binary distributions any more. Everybody else has been packaging CVS snapshots for ages. Should the script used for generating the CVS checkout be included as a Source?
I guess it can be useful to put the script there since it makes it easier to update the checkout. Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:40:06 +0100, you wrote:
What is the procedure when upstream does not provide a source tarball, e.g. when the source is only avaliable through CVS?
You package the checked out CVS version. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org
On 2010-02-02 00:40:06 +0100, Guido Berhoerster wrote:
What is the procedure when upstream does not provide a source tarball, e.g. when the source is only avaliable through CVS?
upstream of html tidy is using the obs himself. see the Tidy project. if you want a more recent version i would recommend working together with him. hope this helps darix -- openSUSE - SUSE Linux is my linux openSUSE is good for you www.opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org
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