Wiki-Update (Was: Re: How to update the package?)

Ankit Patel ankit644 at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 26 12:44:18 UTC 2006


--- Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net>
wrote:
> 
> Le Jeu 26 janvier 2006 12:35, Thorsten Leemhuis a
> �crit :
> > Am Donnerstag, den 26.01.2006, 11:57 +0100 schrieb
> Michael Schwendt:
> >
> >>[...]
> >> Also make sure you prefer "make new-sources
> FILES=..." instead
> >> of "make sources FILES=...". The former will
> replace the "sources"
> >> file within CVS and not just add entries to it.
> >>
> >> "make tag" is missing in your steps, btw.
> >> [....]
> >
> > We really should update the wiki with a proper,
> more detailed
> > description how to update a package.
> >
> > The section "How do I update an existing package
> in CVS?" on
> 
> My stupid way of doing things is to just create a
> separate srpm for all
> branches (%{dist} is my friend), cvs-import them
> (whith the import script
> magically noticing already-uploaded sources and
> tagging everything as
> needed) then make plague.
> 
> ie only two commands to remember, I know it's
> dreadfully inefficient on
> the software side but it's easier on me.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Nicolas Mailhot
So,

Here are the Final steps :-
1 ./cvs-import.sh -b <branch_name> -m "import Joe's
update" ~/bar-2.1-1.src.rpm
2 cd ../<branch_name>
3 make plague

Correct me if i am wrong again !

Thanks,
Ankit

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