Niclas, I think it was a fair question. As I explained, we see different types of users potentially being interested in source - it's perfectly valid to consider including build instructions for both types. But thank you for clarifying.
Greg On Monday, March 30, 2009, at 02:08AM, "Niclas Hedhman" <[email protected]> wrote: >On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Greg Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> However, there is still the question about building the source distribution. >> Is the output of the distribution build required to be the same as the >> output of a full build from SVN, or does it simply need to compile? > >I am not sure how to make it more clear; > >IF *I* download the Pivot Source Distribution, and follow the >instructions provided on HOW TO build it, THEN the _generated output_ >of that IS PIVOT binary. Anything else is 'hypothetical', >'convenience' and what not. IF the generated output is NOT the same as >the compiled distributed source, you are not following good practice. > >Can it be more clear? > >Cheers >-- >Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer >http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java > >I live here; http://tinyurl.com/2qq9er >I work here; http://tinyurl.com/2ymelc >I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug > >
