Re: [cobalt-users] Planned execution of a script on a RAQ - AT not there ?

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> Yes, we always drop previous changelog when porting packages.
> In the world where only few guys know magic to read it there's no need
> in changelog.
> We keep it only for ourselves, but as detailed as we can, to keep track
> of all changes made.
> So it's not short for me :)
>

seems like a bit of extra work and it does rather take away from the credit
the people deserve.

> >   Starting and stopping
> > services has been cast out by the powers that be...  ie: we don't
> > start and stop stuff anymore...
>
> I know that everything except "condrestart" is a taboo.
> I broke those rules here just not to explain how to start daemons.
> This package isn't in repository - so it's allowed. And again, it
> doesn't break anything.


well thats what we have that wonderful pkg format for...


> >   Also.. we don't have "service" so you
> > need to re-write that part to the full path to the init...  also..
>
> Yeah, came from the original package. Will fix, thanks.
>
> > it's handy to keey the release number intact so the parent can be
> > identified...
>
> Yes, it's handy and this is huge topic for discussion.
> There's one rule about that we have here: if you just backport a
> package, keep original release number in "Release:" field, if you are
> going to maintain the package yourself - feel free to set up your own.
> 95% of repository packages specs are taken from existing packages from
> ALT, Fedora, Mdk, etc. Their patches are not commonly backported
> without good reasons /securtity,memleaks and other cruel bugs/. So no
> point in adding original release number.
>

:) lol... good luck
sorry no classes here... have fun!...

> And again, who needs to know package source? It either works, wither
> doesn't. It's not big distro with number of developers. It's cobalt.

people that work on the server besides yourself

> If you want to know the source, it's not secret, it's taken from
> fedora-devel, at-3.1.8-49.src.rpm
>
> WBR
> Dmitry

scarry...  you should really watch that...  and note the patch between
versions that they changed their minds on...  lol...  good luck...

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