Packages based on CVS sources

[Rex Dieter]

Panu Matilainen wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, Rex Dieter wrote:

>> Wart wrote:

>>> What is the policy for building packages for software that does not yet
>>> have upstream source tarballs, but only maintains the software in CVS?

>> Makes it impossible to verify upstream sources for review.  For new 
>> packages, definite bad idea.

> How is it impossible? 

Impossible in the classic "verifying tarball checksums" sense is what I 
meant.

IMO, in general, if upstream developers are lazy/hesitant to make a 
formal release, it shouldn't be packaged.

-- Rex