Re: Source code, git and cvs

[uzibalqa]

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On Friday, July 21st, 2023 at 3:36 AM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:


> > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:09:44 +0000
> > From: uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me
> > Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> > 
> > > INSTALL is for building a release tarball. INSTALL.REPO is for
> > > building a clone of the repository. They are different because some
> > > files are present in the tarball, but not in the repository (they are
> > > generated during the build from the repository).
> > 
> > Can this detail be included in README ? Because currently README only
> > describes INSTALL.
> 
> 
> INSTALL itself already includes that information:
> 
> For information about building from a Git checkout (rather than an
> Emacs release), read the INSTALL.REPO file first.

The README says

"The file INSTALL in this directory says how to build and install GNU
Emacs on various systems, once you have unpacked or checked out the
entire Emacs file tree."

The above is incomplete and users are given just one aspect.

Instead README should explain that there are two installation mechanisms,
using a "Release Tarball" or using a "Snapshot Repository".

The file INSTALL describes how to build and install emacs from a tarball, 
whilst INSTALL-REPO
explains how to build and install using a repository. 

Easy, to the point, and the information is provided instantly.