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- From: Seth Alan Woolley <seth AT positivism.org>
- To: Geoffrey Derber <gderber AT sourcemage.org>
- Cc: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off
- Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:39:31 -0700
On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 10:19:20AM -0500, Geoffrey Derber wrote:
> 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
I think we're all agreed on this. :) At least I am.
Seth
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[SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off,
Geoffrey Derber, 06/05/2005
- Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off, Andrew "ruskie" Levstik, 06/05/2005
- Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off, Seth Alan Woolley, 06/05/2005
- Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off, Ladislav Hagara, 06/06/2005
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Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off,
neuron, 06/06/2005
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Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off,
Eric Sandall, 06/06/2005
- Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off, Geoffrey Derber, 06/06/2005
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Re: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off,
Eric Sandall, 06/06/2005
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: [SM-Discuss] ARCHIVE=off, Sergey A. Lipnevich, 06/05/2005
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