Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-30 Thread Marc Espie
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 03:56:35AM +0200, frantisek holop wrote: > hi there, > > are there any ports that get their source from a revision control > system? as few as possible. > what is the official stance on these? try to get the idiots upstream to eat their shit and make actual release. It's

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread frantisek holop
hmm, on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 04:21:55PM +0100, Edd Barrett said that > > Please do! Although I'm pretty sure xetex needs atleast xdvipdfmx, > > etex, libkpse and probably others. I may be wrong. > > Ah here we are: > > http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=xetex_linux#7

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread Edd Barrett
On 8/19/09, Edd Barrett wrote: >>> Nice idea, but xetex uses other TeX engines behind the scenes. >> I'll ask Johnathan again when I meet him at EuroTeX. > > Please do! Although I'm pretty sure xetex needs atleast xdvipdfmx, > etex, libkpse and probably others. I may be wrong. Ah here we are: ht

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread Edd Barrett
On 8/19/09, Martin Schröder wrote: > 2009/8/19 Edd Barrett : >> On 8/19/09, frantisek holop wrote: >>> hmm, on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 08:31:29AM +0100, Edd Barrett said that You should try to see if you can reason with the project in question to host proper releases? >>> >>> xetex :] nee

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread frantisek holop
hmm, on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 03:52:47PM +0200, frantisek holop said that > hmm, on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 08:31:29AM +0100, Edd Barrett said that > > You should try to see if you can reason with the project in question > > to host proper releases? > > xetex :] need i say more? from the xetex site:

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread Martin Schröder
2009/8/19 Edd Barrett : > On 8/19/09, frantisek holop wrote: >> hmm, on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 08:31:29AM +0100, Edd Barrett said that >>> You should try to see if you can reason with the project in question >>> to host proper releases? >> >> xetex :]  need i say more? > > Nice idea, but xetex uses

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread Edd Barrett
On 8/19/09, frantisek holop wrote: > hmm, on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 08:31:29AM +0100, Edd Barrett said that >> You should try to see if you can reason with the project in question >> to host proper releases? > > xetex :] need i say more? Nice idea, but xetex uses other TeX engines behind the scene

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread frantisek holop
hmm, on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 08:31:29AM +0100, Edd Barrett said that > You should try to see if you can reason with the project in question > to host proper releases? xetex :] need i say more? -f -- lie: a very poor substitute for the truth

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-19 Thread Edd Barrett
On 8/19/09, frantisek holop wrote: > hi there, > > are there any ports that get their source from a revision control > system? > > what is the official stance on these? > > unfortunately some projects do not offer packaged sources for > one reason or another... Usually you can tar up an svn/cvs e

Re: package from svn/cvs/etc

2009-08-18 Thread Jacob Meuser
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 03:56:35AM +0200, frantisek holop wrote: > hi there, > > are there any ports that get their source from a revision control > system? audio/portaudio-svn graphics/ffmpeg > what is the official stance on these? > > unfortunately some projects do not offer packaged sources