Source code/debuginfo for kde-testing RPMs

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Fri Mar 6 12:56:07 UTC 2009


Chris January wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:
>> Chris January wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have downloaded the kde.repo from the kde-redhat website and
>>> installed some KDE RPMs from the kde-testing repository
>>> (http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/fedora/10/x86_64/testing/RPMS/).
>>> However I can't find the corresponding source RPMs. Can you please
>>> tell me where they are?
>> Most of the builds are from fedora's buildsystem, koji.
>>
>> Both source and debuginfo are available from there, and/or fedora's
>> mirrors when the update get's pushed properly.
> 
> Thanks, I found them after a bit of searching.
> Shouldn't the kde-redhat SRPMs technically be on the same server as
> the RPMs to comply with the GPL? (I presume they're not to save space
> on the mirrors)

It's ambiguous whether that's strictly required, (even though that's 
what the FSF recommends)... but...

<crabby>
you want the preview updates or not?  I could very well *not* give a 
preview and make you wait for the updates to filter through fedora's 
normal updates channels.
</crabby>

-- Rex



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