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  • From: "Andrew \"ruskie\" Levstik" <ruskie AT mages.ath.cx>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off
  • Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 17:57:38 +0200

Geoffrey Derber wrote :

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> I wanted to propose that we limit the use of ARCHIVE=off. The main
> problem with using this variable, while it may seem pointless to create
> the archive for a spell like, ipw2200-firmware (which is binary), it
> limits the ability to downgrade using 'dispel -d'. If the newer version
> does not work for one reason or another, adding the ARCHIVE=off variable
> creates more trouble.
>
> I'm not saying don't use it, but I would like that we only use it if
> resurection breaks things (nvidia_driver), and even then, maybe try to
> find out the why it does not work, and try to fix the cause.
>
> Geoffrey Derber
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I don't like the ARCHIVE=off as well... I would prefer to
have an ARCHIVE=ask instead of off since I'd like to keep
older caches of such spells...

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Andrew "ruskie" Levstik

http://ruskie.dtdm.org/blog/




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