On 03/08/2023 21:24, Joachim Lindenberg via samba wrote:> In response to Rowland?s mail:
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>>> 1. I am wondering why
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Build_Samba_from_Source suggests to use wget
instead of just git clone https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba.git
>>and then checking out a release branch. Or are these really different?
>
>> Yes they are different, if you use git, you will either download the
latest Samba (which is still being worked on) or a branch that has been packed
up and released, in which case it is >easier to use wget to download the
tarball.
>
> samba-4.18.5.tar.gz differs from branch 4.18.5 ?? When do you tag what?
I didn't say that, you can use use a Samba branch, but it is easier to
download a tarball.
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> In response to Andrew?s mail:
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>> The scripts all exist, but the table hasn't been updated to link to
them.
>> I think the table wasn't my best idea in hindsight. It is hard to
update (I locked it to administrator so someone wouldn't be able to link to
a malicious script) and has to be updated each >release.
>
> In other words, the pointer in
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Build_Samba_from_Source# "Compiling Samba
requires only a few steps: Install all dependencies. See Package Dependencies
Required to Build Samba." could be replaced by get sources first, cd to
bootstrap/generated-dists/<distrowithversion>, execute bootstrap.sh get
deps?
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> I tried, and configure returned success.
>
> I am willing to update
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Build_Samba_from_Source if you agree..
Thanks for offering, but I will be updating the dependencies page
tomorrow, unless you want to do that ?
Rowland