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List:       lyx-devel
Subject:    Re: Questions for Uwe once you are back
From:       Peter_Kümmel <syntheticpp () gmx ! net>
Date:       2016-01-15 13:41:49
Message-ID: 5698F71D.4050008 () gmx ! net
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Am 14.01.2016 um 23:32 schrieb Uwe Stöhr:
> Am 14.01.2016 um 21:22 schrieb Georg Baum:
>
>>> So I still think that creating a new git branch and copying the files
>>> from the tar there is the quickest and also safest way - no need to
>>> fiddle around with any path.
>>
>> Here I strongly disagree. By doing this, you have no control over the
>> information from the previous builds that is in the cmake cache.
>> Therefore it is never sure whether such a build is reproducible (e.g. if
>> you re-used the directory to build from git again).
>
> I don't understand. It is up to me to decide which branch becomes
> active. All other branches and their files are invisible for the
> compiler and also for CMake. As I understood it CMake is only necessary
> to tell the compiler where and in which order to take the files from. I
> built this way now for about 2 years. Why do I need to take care of the
> CMake cache? From where do you know that building from a git folder is
> not reproducible? If that would be the case how can people work with git
> in their jobs?

I also don't see a problem to build from a clean git repository.
Only thing I would ensure is to "sit" on tagged release.

>
>> IMO, we should not release any binary that was built in this way.
>
> I don't like your 100% "basta" statements. Building under Win is
> obviously a bit different than on Unix. Have you ever tried TortoiseGit
> or another Git client under Windows?
>
>  > Instead we should find a different solution which ensures a 100%
>  > reproducible build, like we do have for all other platforms.
>
> How do you control the people? Why do you think I don't care to get a
> correct build? When I make a mistake there I will be flooded by user
> complaints.
>
> regards Uwe
>
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