William Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "felix winkelmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I think chicken-setup should NOT duplicate functionality that >> modern packaging tools provide. Dpkg and portage will always >> do a better job at that, and it would be more worthwhile to push >> for adoption of eggs into these packaging systems (which, IIRC, >> Ivan already does with debianizing several eggs). > > I don't know if i understand correctly. If that means making each egg a > debian package, oh Jesus!! That'll spawn many debian eggs. And > considering there are that many linux distributions, it's a big burden.. > not to mention non-linux platforms.
It is a big burden anyway, since it violates hierarchy: installation under PREFIX is managed, and Chicken interferes with it, the easiest way to resolve conflict is to provide build-time configurational parameter to make eggs install under separate directory. -- CE3OH... _______________________________________________ Chicken-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
