Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!ukc!slxsys!ibmpcug!ronald From: ronald@ibmpcug.UUCP (Ronald Khoo) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: Where does cnews live? Summary: compromise a la SVR4 ? :-) Message-ID: <11196@ibmpcug.UUCP> Date: 12 Aug 89 15:28:32 GMT References: <28272@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> <1989Aug7.195904.13429@utzoo.uucp> <1989Aug8.170802.20975@vicom.com> <1989Aug9.164003.20669@utzoo Reply-To: Ronald.Khoo@ibmpcug.CO.UK Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK. Lines: 22 In article <1989Aug9.164003.20669@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes: > Patch numbers make it easier to list all the patches >that preceded a given one; that is their sole advantage. Patch dates >tell you how current the latest patch is; that is their major advantage. How about a SVR4 type compromise? Name the patches by concatenating *both* the date and patch number? I do agree that the patchdate info is v. important. >In either case, the missing information can be had by referring to the >text of the patch itself, if it's built properly (and ours are). Can be a pain if one's access to archive sites is via tortuous routes. It *is* useful to be able to judge the completeness of the available kit from the archive's table of contents. While I'm here, does anyone in the UK have the 7/July patch? It didn't seem to get here... [ Yes, I know, I ought to *be* running C news - I'm working on it... call it 'Logistic problems' :-) ] -- Ronald.Khoo@ibmpcug.CO.UK (The IBM PC User Group, PO Box 360, Harrow HA1 4LQ) Path: ...!ukc!slxsys!ibmpcug!ronald Phone: +44-1-863 1191 Fax: +44-1-863 6095 Small is beautiful, but small & broken is ugly--(Marty)Leisner.Henr@Xerox.COM