George Danchev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sunday 30 April 2006 21:37, Russ Allbery wrote:
>> I don't find get-orig-source as useful for normal packages that don't >> require repackaging of upstream source. In that case, for the most >> part, I don't think it's worth the effort. > Nobody says that get-orig-source must be only used for repackaging > purposes. I think it is fine to have such target just getting the > upstream source (ok a hash checking against a previously checked and > trusted version is required) without further modifications over it which > is to be built on the autobuilder or end user side. Any worries with > that ? Oh, not at all. I think it's quite fine to have such a target if you want one. I just wouldn't look for one when sponsoring a pacakge that doesn't have repackaged upstream source, and generally don't bother writing one myself. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
