Eric Kow wrote: > On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 15:01:59 +0200, Yitzchak Gale wrote: >> But darcs is version control - people's data is at stake. >> We need not only the ability to reconstruct our data with some >> time-consuming process; we need the ability for our data to be >> actively and conveniently accessible on all platforms that are in >> active use. > > So, if I could shape that into a sort of question: under what > circumstances would Debian stable users need to *compile* (as opposed > to fetching a binary) *new* versions of Darcs? > > For the new bit, I think it would be if we were ever to release a > version of Darcs that fixed some crucial bug (say a pending patch > issue). > > For the compile bit, could we get away with some sort of backport > that people could install?
We'd have to build that ourselves (or commit to doing so if needed) on all Debian architectures that support GHC, if so. I think that could be painful. Ganesh =============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html =============================================================================== _______________________________________________ darcs-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users
