[PD-dev] including [dssi~] in Pd-extended

cdr ix at replic.net
Tue Feb 28 17:55:31 CET 2006


> 
> CVS is a useful tool for managing source code, whether its writing  
> code, or importing other people's code.  "cvs import" was expressly  
> designed to handle "tracking third-party sources".

SVN has something to offer here

svn propset svn:externals GemLibs libQuicktime http://svn.libquicktime.net/branches/stable

etc. then when the user updates , it grabs from the appropriate remote server.

pretty cool feature if you ask me, def better than manually importing

>  apt-get, fink,  
> darwinports, etc. are better at managing libraries than CVS.  But  
> when such packages are not available, managing the source in CVS is  
> far better option than telling people to download a tarball and compile.
> 
> And it comes down to this: what harm is there to importing the sources?
> 
> .hc
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