On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Tim Rightnour wrote:

: The question here is.. is this the right thing to do for pkgs that are basicly
: modifications of in-tree code.

Yes.  Datestamp the tarball (distname-YYYYMMDD.tar.gz) and it can be put in
${MASTER_SITE_LOCAL}.  Make sure the tarball is exact to the distribution,
and make any diffs into pkg patches.  Nuke CVS/RCS directories, if any.

I have a ctm pkg that's been sitting idle for ages that would do the same
ting.... ;)

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-- Todd Vierling (Personal tv@pobox.com; Bus. todd_vierling@xn.xerox.com)