Hi Fritz, Today Fritz Zaucker wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Feb 2016, John Spackman wrote: > > > How cool would it be if it automatically downloaded my contrib just > > because your code referenced it? For new users, it would mean that any > > example snippets work, out of the box. What do you think? > > I am not sure if automatic download is really the best solution. This could > also lead to breaking existing applications if the owner of the contrib > makes a mistake or an incompatible change. this can be easily addressed by using mandatory semantic versioning and a config file where you declear what version you want to use and the option of allowing bugfix updates, I think ... > A well defined API for contrib that would just require a simple git clone to > my local file system that then can be easily be pulled in by the compiler > would be consistent with most existing work flows. yes ... we need to get and contrib issue fixed and we need tooling support for it, and since the build system is part of the qooxdoo offering, management of the 3rd party extensions should be part of it. cheers tobi -- Tobi Oetiker, OETIKER+PARTNER AG, Aarweg 15 CH-4600 Olten, Switzerland www.oetiker.ch t...@oetiker.ch +41 62 775 9902 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ qooxdoo-devel mailing list qooxdoo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel
