On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 11:40:52AM +0530, Rustom Mody wrote: > I use and am interested in packaging the C interpreter > http://www.linuxbox.com/tiki/node/149 > > Before spending significant time on it, I thought I would ask if this would > be acceptable as a debian package > Some possible issues: > > 1. Its not under GPL but a 'creative licence' > 2. It build does not use autotools but make with small edits. I guess I > could try putting it under autotools > 3. Its an old project > > I still believe that for many students C is still a first language and > therefore having an interpreter to study would greatly help them up their > learning curve
Gergely Nagy already wrote some smart things about aspects I'm not commenting on now. Using an interpreter instead of a compiler usually moves some error checking from "compile time" to "runtime". This may not be useful for students. But I don't object against packaging a C interpreter. You may get more feedback from others on how welcome this software is in Debian on the ITP. Regards, Bart Martens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
