On 28 August 2012 07:46, Stuart Rackham <[email protected]> wrote: > There are a number of outstanding issues relating to the AsciiDoc > autotools based installer that have remained unresolved for some time > now. > > I didn't address these issues in the 8.6.8 release because I > don't have enough autoconf and packaging experience to understand the > implications (especially with regards to cross-platform installation > and downstream packaging issues). > > 1. 'Upgrade install-sh to one from a recent autotools package' > (suggested by Lex). > https://groups.google.com/group/asciidoc/browse_thread/thread/753a52b2af85fcfc/04c9091b0856fc13
BIG caveat, I'm no expert on autofools (oops autotools) but I don't think install-sh should be distributed, it should use the one that is part of the automake package on the user machine. > > 2. 'Take install-vim out of the default target' (suggested by Lex). > https://groups.google.com/group/asciidoc/browse_thread/thread/753a52b2af85fcfc/04c9091b0856fc13 > > 3. 'Vim files installed into /etc regardless of --prefix', this issue > was reported on the issue tracker over a year ago: > https://code.google.com/p/asciidoc/issues/detail?id=4 The Debian packagers at least fix this since their package puts it in /usr/share/vim. I guess that indicates their approach to the previous issue of installing to other apps is that it is ok to do it. But I still don't want vim stuff by default ;) > > 4. 'Makefile.in does not follow the autoconf standard', another > long-standing issue: > https://code.google.com/p/asciidoc/issues/detail?id=2 > > I'm happy to leave things as they stand (they've been around for a > while and the sky hasn't fallen in) or apply documented tested patches > if there is consensus and/or persuasive arguments from affected > users and packagers (keep in mind that this area potentially > affects downstream packaging and is particularly sensitive > to regressions). > Yeah, packagers usually have a set of patches they apply to adapt to their rules so it makes more work each time something changes, even if it is correcting the problems they are correcting with their patches since the patches have to be changed to not apply. Cheers Lex > > Cheers, Stuart > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "asciidoc" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/asciidoc?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "asciidoc" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/asciidoc?hl=en.
