Re: Scripts in binary packages (was Re: hot-backup.py for windows?)

On Tuesday 23 March 2004 14.52, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> Schmitt, Michael wrote:
> > IMHO we should only describe features in the SVN book that are
> > actually part of the binary distributions. Is there are any reason
> > why hot-backup.py is missing? Why should we conceal it from the
> > people?
>
> I think this is part of a more general problem: the Subversion
> Project releases source tarballs to the world, whereas binary packages
> are created by random volunteers for different systems.
>
> The Subversion source tree has a whole lot of useful scripts in the
> tools/ and contrib/ area (many of which are described in the book),
> but my impression is that almost every binary packager tends to ignore
> these scripts. This is definitely not the first time someone has come
> onto the dev@ or users@ list and said, "hey, where's hot-backup.py, or
> svn_load_dirs.pl, or svnperms.py, or mailer.py?"...

OK an improvement from a packager is on the way (my next commit to the
trunk for the Windows installer). :-)

Now, the education part:
Wich programs/tools/scripts should I include in a packege named "tools/
utilities" in the Windows Installer?

Jostein

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