Re: CVS is the `released version'

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Frank Schmitt writes:

 > The developer says "dear build system, I think I in my package humba, I
 > only use package foo, bar and baz". The build system installs foo, bar
 > and baz in *a clean environment outside of the developers workspace*
 > (e.g. a fresh CVS checkout of Emacs), tries to build humba there and
 > reports success or failure.

Oh, OK, that will work.  But that's equivalent to what XEmacs does.
It tends toward centralization because it's most efficient if done in
the context of a comprehensive list of packages, all available in a
single repository.