[Zope-dev] Fwd: [Zope-Checkins] SVN: Zope/trunk/ - using a local copy of bootstrap.py

[Hanno Schlichting]

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 6:15 AM, Attila Oláh <attilaolah at 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?

There's no real better way in this case; it's just a matter of style.

An svn:external has the advantage of always pointing to the latest
version. But some people prefer not having externals at all. They
prefer the local copy. That works equally well, since the bootstrap
file is rarely ever changing.

Hanno