Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 10:30:14AM +0100, Remi Vanicat wrote: >> Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > It could be done in common with the ocaml-toplevel split also we spoke >> > about. >> > >> > This would mean the following distribution : >> > >> > >> > ocaml-base : Depends on ocaml-base-nox >> > ocaml-base-nox >> > >> > ocaml-toplevel: depends on ocaml-base >> > ocaml : depends on ocaml-toplevel >> > ocaml-native-compilers >> > >> > I am not sure i believe that removing X from the ocaml compiler suite is >> > worth it. >> > >> > Alternatively, we could split the libraries out of the ocaml package, >> > but again, is it worth the effort ? >> >> Well, I don't know for splitting the libraries, but if people began to >> wrote application in ocaml that are useful on server, to be able to >> install such an application without installing xlib is worth it (I >> believed). >> >> By the way, it seem that some of our user want it, so this mean that >> at least it have a value for them. > > Yeah, ok, but splitting the X dependent ocaml-base stuff would be enough > for that, was i was talking about would be a package with the ocaml > compilers, and another with the libraries (well at least the otherlibs). > > Since these are only needed at development, and are statically builtinto > the binary, i don't see the real need for this, which is why i am > asking.
Well, sure we should not make too many package, so we have to make a choice. So I suppose that we don't need more than to split the X dependent ocaml-base stuff -- Rémi Vanicat
