Re: Which namespace for a build system?

2004-09-07 Thread Sam Vilain
A. Pagaltzis wrote: The question I'd ask is, is there established Computer Science terminology for the problem a dependency solver addresses? That probably requires determining what kind of field the problem falls into. I have a hunch that that would be AI. How about a Dependancy Algorithm ? :-)

Re: Which namespace for a build system?

2004-08-27 Thread khemir nadim
I agree with you. A build system is no more than a dependency system with some fluff around. The fluff, in this case, is 10% of the code. Say I put those 10% under PBS as it is an application. I still have a problem finding out where to put the 90% left because some smart guy decided that Devel

Re: Which namespace for a build system?

2004-08-23 Thread Randy W. Sims
[ Actually, I'm going ahead and CC'ing the list because I'm going to suggest something that others will probably disagree with ;-) ] Nadim Khemir wrote: -Original Message- Is this a build system for perl modules or a generic build system? Is it an application or a library? Is the

Re: Which namespace for a build system?

2004-08-21 Thread Randy W. Sims
khemir nadim wrote: I'm going to polute witha new top level namespace! PBS:: Don't anyone have any idea of where we should put this type of modules? Is this a build system for perl modules or a generic build system? Is it an application or a library? Is the documentation available; I'd like to

Re: Which namespace for a build system?

2004-08-19 Thread khemir nadim
I'm going to polute witha new top level namespace! PBS:: Don't anyone have any idea of where we should put this type of modules? Devel:: Devel::Build:: Build:: App::BuildSystem I'd appreciate some input. Cheers, Nadim.