Patrick Lauer <[email protected]> writes: > On 05/04/12 00:14, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
>> So you don't support for instance 1.0~git20120503, then? (the git >> snapshot from today of what will become 1.0) > What a weird idea. > 1.0_pre20120503 maybe, but why package a snapshot like that when you can > just have a "live" packages that checks out and builds from git directly > ... (and have that updated whenever it tickles your fancy) Usually because the maintainer has ported distribution-specific patches to that version, has tested it, and has confirmed that it actually works. -- Russ Allbery ([email protected]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
