> This might also allow Chapel > to stop shipping so much 3rd party software along with it.
This too I view as a strength of the current system rather than a weakness. There's nothing I like less when trying a new technology than being required to download and install a bunch of dependent packages in order to use it -- it's enough of a barrier to cause me to never get around to kicking the tires at all. I also expect there'd be a sharp uptick in our user support effort if we had to help people navigate the installation and proper version selection of various third-party packages. By shipping these packages with Chapel, we save the novice user the hurdle and provide "blessed" versions of the packages that Chapel relies upon. The tarball is bigger, sure, but disks and networks are cheap compared to developer time. -Brad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Chapel-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/chapel-developers
