Re: X bi-monthly snapshot packages.

[Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 11:29:53PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 02:58:47PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 10:46:33PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> > > I don't want to make this change for a .0-1 release - far too major IMO.
> > 
> > Huh ? It is just a damn additional binary package that will make no
> > difference if nobody uses it, and your packages are unofficial anyway,
> > so what is the problem.
> 
> I want to know exactly what it changes and test it for myself.

I am currently testing this, and will send you my observation and some
build instruction, or maybe even a patch or something. As i understood
it upto now, you have to have made make World, and the install.sdk
target just installs a set of file or something such, but then maybe
something more subtle is done, i don't really know, that is why i am
checking.

> > This would enable us to produce a driver package (which would need to
> > divert the official drivers or something such) from the nigthly driver
> > snapshots that upstream is putting in place, which would be a great
> > thing for our users, as it would fill the need of users with hardware
> > not yet supported in the last major release.
> 
> So the benefit of not waiting would be ... ?

So you are saying to me that you will be doing a 4.3.0-1 release nextly ?
Or that Branden will do ? 

And that this change would be considered for a 4.3.0-2 package ?

If that is so, ok with me, i could even do a -sdk enabled package for
myself, if i get enough place on my disk, and put the resulting driver
package in an unofficial repository or something such.

Or am i misunderstanding something ?

Friendly,

Sven Luther