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- From: Geoffrey Derber <Geoffrey.Derber AT Trinity.Edu>
- To: eric AT schabell.com
- Cc: sm-grimoire AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:35:26 -0500
I have a couple questions, one about the md5 checksums.
1. One of the spells I have in my section pulls from CVS. The actuall download happens in the PRE_BUILD file. Now because CVS is constantly changing, I initially didn't see a way to MD5 sum this one. It was suggested to me a couple days ago to set a specific date revision, so I'll give that a try. But this brings me to my question. In sorcery, the devel version has the ability to download from CVS urls. Does sorcery pull a specific date revision, which can be checksumed, or does it pull the current version, which because of it's dynamic nature can not be checksumed? If it pulls the current version, how are we supposed to checksum it?
2. Can we set very specific rules in the Guru hand book for rejection. Right now, I'm kind of wondering if the dowrloaderx app really should be in there, or if it should be elsewhere. And a specific set of rules:
1. License
2. Binary
And I think I just answered a third question I had by reading the hand book, it involved the license field for spells rejected due to licensing differences. It appears I would just make the url to the actual license webpage. Please confirm that.
Thanks,
Geoff
Eric Schabell wrote:
Howdy again,
I think it is time to make one LAST mailing to you all with regards to the questions that are being raised about several issues. I am not happy to have to keep changing things around and seeing everyone updating their sections as they see fit.
I have taken time to update the GURU HANDBOOK in the wiki, version 2.3. I hope that things are a bit clearer with regards to the MD5, SOURCE_URL's and such. If not please let me know and I will try to clarify it in the handbook (please submit text for inclusion then...).
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MD5
One problem is the MD5 check has been implemented in the coming release of sorcery 0.8 I believe will be out tomorrow... it was not possible to implement the md5 check on compressed files. I have included the link to duffelbunks script that will (update_spell.sh) do it for you (no decompressing, md5summing and such by hand).
I can only hope that you all are no too mad about this, but it has to be done. The decision was not communicated to me at all, it was just implemented. My apologies for the extra work. If you think you will be unable to get this done by Oct 10, please let me know in time and I will attempt to help out.
SOURCE_URL
I have added some info based on how it was published by the Sorcery Team's implementation. The new release deals with these multiple url's as described in the handbook and link there.
MISC
I have also updated the file layouts to include comments between [ ] to show the proper spacing and tabbing in HISTORY and section reports. This is due to the browser morfing of the layouts, thus via wiki it will never look right compared to an actual file in the spells. Lets try to keep the formats up to standards. **********************************************************
I can only add that I REALLY appreciate the patience and hard work that, although the rules of the game are constantly changing, you all put forth. I hope these changes will not take away from the enjoyment of working on a free software project. I know that I hate it when more work is created, but problems with timely communication seem to be inherent to working on a Linux distro! We learn to roll with the punches. ;)
Thanks again all and keep up the good work, it is an honor to work with you.
PS. To all the users out there that are reading this list, the next time you see one of your Guru's on the irc or lists, give him a clap on the shoulder, he has been working hard to make the best 1.0 release he can (or even better, offer a hand with his work/testing!).
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[SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!,
Eric Schabell, 08/21/2002
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Re: [SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!,
Geoffrey Derber, 08/21/2002
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Re: [SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!,
Eric Schabell, 08/22/2002
- Re: [SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!, Geoffrey Derber, 08/23/2002
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Re: [SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!,
Eric Schabell, 08/22/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!, Nathan Doss, 08/21/2002
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Re: [SM-Grimoire]CALLING ALL GURU's!,
Geoffrey Derber, 08/21/2002
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