[ELGIS] Update GRASS package

[Markus Neteler]

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 1:08 AM, Volker Fröhlich <volker27 at gmx.at> wrote:
> Am 2014-05-21 15:27, schrieb Mathieu Baudier:
>>
>> Hello Markus,
>>
>> a first step would be to clone the elgis6 branch of the git repository :
>> http://elgis.argeo.org/gitweb/?p=grass.git;a=summary
>>
>> git clone git://elgis.argeo.org/grass.git
>> <http://elgis.argeo.org/grass.git> -b elgis6

Thanks for the info!

>> And to try to merge the relevant fedora branch into this elgis6 branch.
>> Völker can probably advise which branch is best. Then we can build new
>> packages based on that.
>
> At the moment they are all at 6.4.3 and identical, so it doesn't really
> matter. I'm pretty much ready for 6.4.4 though, once it's out.

Excellent.

>> We are making slow but steady progress with putting in place a new build
>> and repository infrastructure, so expect some more news in June or July.
>
>
> Maybe it would be easier to use the copr build system. It's not the same, of
> course. However, you can build packages for EL5 and 6 and Intel arches,
> based on SRPMs. The licenses all have to be free though, which limits the
> usefulness for ELGIS, I suppose.
>
> I can try to do a preliminary 6.4.4 for Fedoras in copr. Markus may like
> that!
>
> http://copr.fedoraproject.org/
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Copr

I would be interested to get GRASS GIS 7.0.x therein (a beta2 is out).
Would that be possible (can I contribute?)?

> In other news, Saga 2.1.2 hit Fedora.

Congrats!

Markus