[Nix-dev] Re: [Nix-commits] SVN commit: nix - 18894 - MarcWeber - in nixpkgs/trunk/pkgs: applications/misc/synergy applications/networking/browsers/netsurf applications/version-management/git-and-tools applications/version-management/git-and-tools/fast-export applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git applications/version-management/git-and-tools/qgit applications/video/MPlayer applications/video/cinelerra build-support development/compilers/haxe development/compilers/neko development/interpreters/octave development/interpreters/python-new/2.5 development/libraries/haskell/get-options development/libraries/haskell/ghc-syb development/misc development/tools/misc development/tools/misc/ctags misc misc/lilypond os-specific/linux/autofs top-level

[Michael Raskin]

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Eelco Dolstra wrote:

>> sourceByName is called sourceFromHead now.
>>
>> updates: MPlayerTrunk, haxe, neko, netsurf, cinelerra, ctags
>> cinelerra does no longer build due to Xorg update
>
> A general point about using "bleeding edge" revisions: if software is so
> bleeding edge that there are no release tarballs, then maybe we shouldn't be
> packaging it.

Why use Nix if not for zero-risk trying out bleeding-edge stuff? Or
maybe we need a separate tree for not-so-stable updates. Building tip of
GCC repository is in the same ballpark - do you have a reason to single
out GNU projects?
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