On 28 Apr at 11:26, Steve Fryatt <li...@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
> On 28 Apr, Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote in message
> <mpro.lkcwd100016oo0066....@powys.org>:
>
> > On 27 Apr at 19:49, Michael Drake <t...@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Please try r12243.
> >
> > I suspect this bear of little brain needs some assistance here:
> >
> > As I understandf it, the latest version on the NetSurf download site
> > <http://www.netsurf-browser.org/downloads/riscos/testbuilds> is
> > recompiled, possibly with new version numbers, at least once a day.
>
> AFAIK it's recompiled at least once an hour, when changes made to the
> source code in the repository warrant it.
>
> > I can see no mean of precisely downloading r12243. Can someone
> > advise on how I may do this?
>
> Just download the current build. You can see what rev it's up to from
> the entries under "Recent SVN Activity" further down the page: as I
> write this, the latest entry there is still r12243. However, as
> Richard says, later builds (ie ones with higher 'r' numbers) will
> still contain the same changes unless one of the developers
> specifically undoes them again for some reason.
And the last sentence confirms the problem. There is no means of
actually downloading any specific revision number and instructions to do
so are plain misleading. Or do I have this wrong?
--
Tim Powys-Lybbe t...@powys.org
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