From owner-cvs-user Fri Nov 15 02:50:16 1996 Return-Path: owner-cvs-user Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id CAA04377 for cvs-user-outgoing; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 02:50:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from spinner.DIALix.COM (root@spinner.DIALix.COM [192.203.228.67]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id CAA04272; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 02:49:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from spinner.DIALix.COM (peter@localhost.DIALix.oz.au [127.0.0.1]) by spinner.DIALix.COM (8.8.2/8.8.2) with ESMTP id SAA08113; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 18:47:46 +0800 (WST) Message-Id: <199611151047.SAA08113@spinner.DIALix.COM> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.9 8/22/96 To: Paul Richards cc: Poul-Henning Kamp , "Jordan K. Hubbard" , Bruce Evans , cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-user@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/compat compat1x.tgz.uu compat20.tgz.uu compat21.tgz.uu In-reply-to: Your message of "15 Nov 1996 10:40:15 GMT." <57iv77skts.fsf@tees.elsevier.co.uk> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 18:47:46 +0800 From: Peter Wemm Sender: owner-cvs-user@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Paul Richards wrote: > Poul-Henning Kamp writes: > > > > > >So, I suggest we nuke the .tgz.uu files (in src and ncvs) and instead pull > > >in things like libc.so.2.2.gz.uu and so on. And build compat2x.tgz under > > >the obj tree somewhere. This means that trivial changes like pathnames in > > >the tarballs are reduced to a one line change in the makefile or build > > >scripts. > > > > yes, this is my vote too. > > but if the compat2x.tgz is built as part of the build why the > does it need to go into cvs as a uuencoded file. Can't it just be > pulled from the obj directory to wherever it goes in the release. That's what I was saying... As soon as the release code is taught how to get the compatxx.tgz file from the obj dir (rather than .tgz.uu from the source dir), all traces of the .tgz.uu and corresponding ,v files can go away. Cheers, -Peter