Hello Hanno, Yah, and symlinking bootstrap.py to bootstrap/bootstrap.py does not work on win32 :-S And an embedded bootstrap.py does not come with suprises (ohh, yesterday it was fine), because it will change only if you change it. Monday, February 1, 2010, 10:05:59 AM, you wrote: HS> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 6:15 AM, Attila Oláh <attilaolah@gmail.com> wrote:
I've just found this old checkin: http://www.mail-archive.com/zope-checkins@zope.org/msg04196.html . Can someone please explain me very briefly (or point out some documentation), why is it better to store a copy of bootstrap.py in every package instead of using svn:external?
HS> There's no real better way in this case; it's just a matter of style. HS> An svn:external has the advantage of always pointing to the latest HS> version. But some people prefer not having externals at all. They HS> prefer the local copy. That works equally well, since the bootstrap HS> file is rarely ever changing. HS> Hanno HS> _______________________________________________ HS> Zope-Dev maillist - Zope-Dev@zope.org HS> https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev HS> ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** HS> (Related lists - HS> https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce HS> https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ) -- Best regards, Adam GROSZER mailto:agroszer@gmail.com -- Quote of the day: Freedom has only the meaning with which men endow it. It is not enough to pay lip service to the concept of religious liberty. We must pay heart service to it as well, else it remains an empty phrase instead of a living reality. - Kenneth B. Keating