[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: Why not distribute KDE patches???
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () itm ! mu-luebeck ! de>
Date:       1997-12-31 1:02:10
[Download RAW message or body]

> 
> Hi,
> 
>   Can anybody say why KDE upgrades are not available using patches to the
> source? There is an awful lot of source to download each time one what's to
> upgrade to a newer version. A lot of other programs upgrade their sources this
> way (i.e. Slackware Linux Kernels, etc...). 
> 
>   I presently have Arnsberg Beta1-3 and would like to upgrade to Nehiem Beta2.
> I am not looking forward to downloading the whole package again, but it looks
> like this is the only way for me to upgrade at this moment. Does anybody know
> if this will be changing in the near future?
> 
>   I have been told that I must download the whole package to upgrade. If
> anyone knows differently please advise.
> 
Well, there are little differences between a kernel and a collection of
programs like a desktop enviroment. It's not very practical to use patches
between Beta1 and Beta2. But we provide patches, if you want to follow day
by day. In fact, there are only few programs, that provide patches between
versions. 
I've done a patch between Beta1 and Beta2 and it was very, very big, because
we added some programs and removed others.

So to summarize: No, there is no other way than downloading the whole
Neheim packages. If you do not want to, just don't do it. You can wait
yet another month til Beta3 or even for 1.0.

Greets, Stephan

-- 
Stephan Kulow (coolo@kde.org)
Student of medical CS
Medical University of Luebeck
                                 
GCS/M/MD d-x s++: a-- C+++$ ULS+++ P--- L++ E W- N- o? K--? w
!O-- !M !V PS++ !PE Y PGP++ t+ 5 X+ !R tv+ b+ DI? D- G e+>$
h--(++) r y 

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]