Posted September 10, 2014
pmn357
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Posted September 10, 2014
Git version means current master branch, not the release one. If you aren't familial with using git or general concepts of source repositories and version control, you can read some documentation.
Post edited September 10, 2014 by shmerl
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Posted September 10, 2014
pmn357: I'm sorry, I don't understand how to do that. I am just a simple caveman. Your modern ways frighten and confuse me.
shmerl: Git version means current master branch, not the release one. If you aren't familial with using git or general concepts of source repositories and version control, you can read some documentation. pmn357
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Posted September 10, 2014
pmn357: I'm sorry, I don't understand how to do that. I am just a simple caveman. Your modern ways frighten and confuse me.
shmerl: Git version means current master branch, not the release one. If you aren't familial with using git or general concepts of source repositories and version control, you can read some documentation. shmerl
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Posted September 10, 2014
shmerl: Git version means current master branch, not the release one. If you aren't familial with using git or general concepts of source repositories and version control, you can read some documentation.
pmn357: I'm here to play video games, not learn coding. If you don't have anything helpful to add, there is no point in replying. Don't waste my time and I won't waste yours. Post edited September 10, 2014 by shmerl
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ssokolow: ...or, if he knows how to build from source and it's just the git part that's the problem, he can use the "Download Zip" button on the repo page to save time.
I have zero experience with git so I will try your suggestion, thank you. "Read some documentation" is not a helpful suggestion. It costs you literally nothing to scroll past my post if my ignorance offends you. If a friend asked me what was wrong with his car and I told him it was the mains, and he didn't know what that meant, would he consider it helpful if I told him to "go read some documentation"? Should I get irritated with him, or point him in the right direction?
Post edited September 10, 2014 by pmn357
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Posted September 10, 2014
It is, if you have no familiarity with source repositories at all. Since practically all of them allow downloading the archives of the branches from the web UI. Learning that will save you time next time with asking exactly the same question if it won't be git but let's say mercurial or whatever.
Also, search engines really can be useful: https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=how+to+download+the+git+source+github
Also, search engines really can be useful: https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=how+to+download+the+git+source+github
Post edited September 10, 2014 by shmerl
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Posted September 10, 2014
Wow. You sure sound smart.
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I'm not going to get involved in some back and forth here but I am going to add my $0.02. Whether you intended it to be that way your earlier response comes across as rude and pissy for no good reason, now it looks like you're just being a dick.
There are far too many snobby and elitist Linux users who are dismissive of newbies and make far too many assumptions and have unreasonable expectations of what users should know. Venturing outside of the distro, being pushed to use the Terminal is overwhelming and fraught with problems. Even if you know what to look for: documentation, manuals and tutorials are mostly very Spartan and also make many assumptions of knowledge without giving any clue about what that missing information is.
If you don't feel like helping a lost newbie then just move along. It's really off putting to see the dismissive replies to requests for help, so leave it to somebody else to post a more informative reply with courteous directions to any required learning.
There are far too many snobby and elitist Linux users who are dismissive of newbies and make far too many assumptions and have unreasonable expectations of what users should know. Venturing outside of the distro, being pushed to use the Terminal is overwhelming and fraught with problems. Even if you know what to look for: documentation, manuals and tutorials are mostly very Spartan and also make many assumptions of knowledge without giving any clue about what that missing information is.
If you don't feel like helping a lost newbie then just move along. It's really off putting to see the dismissive replies to requests for help, so leave it to somebody else to post a more informative reply with courteous directions to any required learning.
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The tone pmn357 set was "I don't understand your suggestions because your ways frighten me". And that's coming from someone who intends to build the source. The response was according to the comment, sorry. If you ask for help with building the source, you should be ready to do some legwork and not reply something like "I'm here to play games, not to learn coding". Wrong attitude for that kind of request.
Post edited September 10, 2014 by shmerl
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Posted September 11, 2014
ssokolow: ...or, if he knows how to build from source and it's just the git part that's the problem, he can use the "Download Zip" button on the repo page to save time.
pmn357: I have zero experience with git so I will try your suggestion, thank you. pmn357: "Read some documentation" is not a helpful suggestion. It costs you literally nothing to scroll past my post if my ignorance offends you. If a friend asked me what was wrong with his car and I told him it was the mains, and he didn't know what that meant, would he consider it helpful if I told him to "go read some documentation"? Should I get irritated with him, or point him in the right direction?
cd "`dirname \"$0\"`"
git stash
git pull
git stash pop
make
sudo checkinstall -y
(You use "git clone <URL>" to create your local copy and then "git pull" to retrieve remote updates. the "cd" line, "git stash", and "git stash pop" may not be necessary, but they make it more flexible.) git stash
git pull
git stash pop
make
sudo checkinstall -y
IanM: Whether you intended it to be that way your earlier response comes across as rude and pissy for no good reason
shmerl: The tone pmn357 set was "I don't understand your suggestions because your ways frighten me". And that's coming from someone who intends to build the source. The response was according to the comment, sorry. If you ask for help with building the source, you should be ready to do some legwork and not reply something like "I'm here to play games, not to learn coding". Wrong attitude for that kind of request. I'd have done legwork in pmn357's position... but you didn't really say anything useful like "as someone who's already learned this, here's the best place to start reading", so the only effect your phrasing would have evoked from me is a mental "thanks for nothing".
Post edited September 11, 2014 by ssokolow
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Posted September 11, 2014
I probably had to be more verbose, but the tone set me off.
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Version 2.17 seems to have fixed whatever log in problem I was having. I'm also no longer having any sort of problem with the regexes as well.
Not sure if anything else explains that, but thanks for the work getting it fixed.
Not sure if anything else explains that, but thanks for the work getting it fixed.
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