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On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 22:53 -0700, Darren Kirby wrote: |
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> Quoth the Alexander Skwar |
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> > · maxim wexler <blissfix@×××××.com>: |
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> > >>digg2ogg |
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> > > should be dir2ogg |
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> > 0.8 is the latest stable version. Why do you think, that a different |
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> > version should be offered, when you "emerge dir2ogg"? |
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> Well, I'm the upstream author, and _I_ think there should be different (ie: |
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> newer) version offered. Good enough? |
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Can't argue with that *lol* can I call you UPSTREAM? ;) |
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This is what I do in cases like this (not aimed at UPSTREAM, but for |
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anyone's reference :) |
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1. look in /usr/portage to see if newer ebuild exists. |
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- if it does, find out whether it's in ~x86, or hard masked, and |
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decide if I want to explicitly unmask it (usually I do). |
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2. if no ebuild exists, check bugs.gentoo.org and see if anyone has |
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requested it / submitted an ebuild that I can put in my overlay. |
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3. if not, I look at the app's homepage and see if I really want / need |
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the latest features, and if so I submit a version bump request on |
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bugs.gentoo.org, providing as much help in the testing process as I can. |
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4. if it's a very popular app, like gnome, then I look for unofficial |
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ebuilds and put them in my overlay. |
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If you try any of these options (unmask, overlay, or unofficial ebuild), |
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then be prepared for issues / bugs. But that's what the game is all |
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about :) |
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HTH, |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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In order to discover who you are, first learn who everybody else is; |
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you're what's left. |
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