[maemo-developers] Autogenerated .install file for maemo/extras missing

[From: Till Harbaum / Lists]

Hi,

Am Donnerstag 09 Oktober 2008 schrieb Niels Breet:
> I hope we can get that fixed soon.
Ok.

> You can add your own .install file in your entry at maemo.org/downloads/
Will try that.

> The fact that they are generated doesn't mean they are for general use ;)
> It makes it easy for testers, but should not be used by regular users.
But testers can add the repository manually. This is minor effort compared with
the trouble extras-devel in a normal users setup can cause.

> Perhaps they do more harm than good, indeed. Opinions?
Just don't generate them. They do way more harm than useful things.

Till