Re: Modifying upstream sources
Douglas Bates writes:
> AFAIK the upstream sources are no longer being maintained. I also have
> other open bugs against xspread and I can't resolve them because they are
> problems with the upstream code.
> How pure does the upstream code have to be kept? Would it be an
> unforgivable sin for me to unpack the tar file, delete the file
> configure,v and tar the directory back up again calling the result
> xspread-3.1.1c.orig.tar.gz? The result would not be exactly the original
> tar file but it would work better.
If it is no longer being maintained upstream, why not fork a version and
become upstream maintainer yourself?
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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