Re: A GNOME Bindings release set?
- From: Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>
- To: Murray Cumming Comneon com
- Cc: charlet ACT-Europe FR, mkestner ximian com, language-bindings gnome org, release-team gnome org
- Subject: Re: A GNOME Bindings release set?
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:54:34 +1100
<quote who="Murray Cumming Comneon com">
> > Instead you can have a single distribution (e.g. tarball) and if needed,
> > this dstrib can create multiple libraries for separate components.
>
> I think it's easier for distros to package stuff together than to break it
> apart.
Not really, there are well-understood conventions and techniques for
splitting up single sources into multiple packages. Happens all the time.
> I don't think people (even developers) should be installing from source
> much. It's not the common case.
I agree with this, but must point out that it is only true for an audience
of developers (ie. what the proprietary world calls ISVs), rather than FOSS
hackers.
- Jeff
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