[Slackbuilds-users] svn/cvs snapshots

[Robby Workman]

Erik Hanson wrote:
> On Oct 26, 2007, at  1:53 PM, Heinz Wiesinger wrote:
> 
>> It's ok to provide build scripts for svn/cvs/git/whatever snapshots, if one 
>> can also provide a place to downoad them.
>>
>> Is this still accurate, or are there any other things one has handle.
>> I ask this because I've made some scripts for software at this time only 
>> available via svn or didn't release a new version for a long time, and want 
>> to know, what I have to do, to make them SB.o compliant.
> 
> I've said this before, there is no real problem with the SBo server hosting
> source snapshots when official releases aren't available. Several possible
> issues do come to mind, but they are not necessarily show-stoppers and are
> better discussed with the other admins.


Indeed.
Just make a note in the README along these lines:

  ####################################################################
  ATTN SBo ADMINS:
  The cvs/svn/git/whatever snapshot used to build this will need to
  be hosted on the SBo server.
  Don't forget to delete this note.
  ####################################################################

-RW