Re: Newbie questions on packaging opencpn
On 9/5/18 10:05 AM, Alec Leamas wrote:
> On 05/09/18 09:39, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:
>> On 9/5/18 9:21 AM, Alec Leamas wrote:
>>> Hi Sebastiaan,
>>>
>
>>> The question becomes what is the lesser evil: using a get-orig-source to
>>> retrieve the sources, or messing with crlf patches and who-knows-what
>>> with crlf sources.
>>>
>>> My opinion should be clear from how I phrase this question ;)
>>>
>>> That said, using the watch file and rework get-orig-source to use uscan
>>> to download the sources is a nobrainer.
>>
>> Using a watch file with git mode as suggested by Andreas is a much
>> better option than the get-orig-source target in the rules file.
>
> As I said, perhaps not clear enough, using the watch file is an obvious
> nobrainer. This gives the possibility to scan for new releases.
>
> My gut feeling still is that using get-orig-source and consistent lf
> line ends is a better option than wading into a mess of inconsistent
> line endings. That said, I'm a newbie, I could try to walk this path.
> However, this means reworking large parts of my setup, and I question
> the value. It will considerably delay my work.
What reworking do you need? Switching from the get-orig-source target to
uscan should be trivial.
I also don't understand why you're so hung up on the line ending, it
shouldn't really matter which is used.
> To be frank, it also effects my motivation.
That's too bad.
Kind Regards,
Bas
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