Maynard, Chris wrote:
> The reason I use the release sources is because presumably they are a
> working set of files, free from any possible intermediate subversion
> check-in bugs or code inconsistencies. I suppose if the releases
> (0.99.6, ...) also carried with them an associated subversion revision,
> then I could checkout the corresponding subversion revision instead of
> using the posted release sources, but I am unaware of any such
> association. For my own sanity then, I only use the posted release
> sources so I have a known starting point from which to make my own
> internal releases of Wireshark containing our company's proprietary
> protocols.
>
> So, if it's your recommendation to use the subversion sources rather
> than posted sources, can the next 0.99.7 release also include the
> associated subversion revision?
>
I would suggest that you use the "releases" branches in svn. See
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.py/releases/, although it appears
that 0.99.6 has it's own little special place at the moment. Gerald?
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Regards,
Graham Bloice