On Wednesday 23 January 2002 14:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> In thinking about this, what if we confined a distribution CVS to the
> following:
>
> 1. Configuration file: URL of source, and perhaps more
> 2. Makefile
> 3. Patch or patches
>
> ..then the Makefile would grab the source from the URL, unpack it,
> set up patches, compile it, and create the *.lrp package.
>
> So space required for CVS would be minimal, and all files are text...

Easy to update....via CVS.

> Some of the drawbacks are:
>
> * URLs must be validated
>
> Others?

Server overhead if a _lot_ of compiling is done.


I am thinking about trying some CGI scripting to generate custom
floppy images via a route similar to this. I haven't investigated 
enough to see any big problems.... sounds plausible, but a bit
of work to me. Sounds like the way to go with where Oxygen is
at now (and where everything else is headed).
- 

~Lynn Avants
aka Guitarlynn

guitarlynn at users.sourceforge.net
http://leaf.sourceforge.net

If linux isn't the answer, you've probably got the wrong question!

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