Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:16:57 -0700 (PDT) | From | David Lang <> | Subject | Re: Smaller compressed kernel source tarballs? |
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 03:00:48PM -0700, David Lang wrote: > > > for the tarball users they would have to grab > > multiple patches to get from the last thing that they have to whatever is > > current. > > ketchup solves that problem. One command brings any tree up to current.
so are you saying that ketchup should be used for _all_ access to the vanilla tree that isn't done via git?
if not then tarballs still have a place.
and how does ketchup deal with patched trees to start with?
> > also people could be behind a firewall that prevents git from working properly, > > for them tarballs and patches are the right way of doing things. > > If they can't git through a firewall, they won't be able to wget a tarball through > it either.
to work properly git should talk it's own protocol, http/ftp can be allowed (and authenticated) through firewalls that don't allow the git protocol.
David Lang
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