On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Robby Findler > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Does it seem okay to provide a script that downloads the .cls file >> from the jfp website and tuck it into the (already installed) >> distribution (presumably in a user-specific place)? > > Yes, this is a well-known workaround in these sorts of situations. > It's used for packages that install Flash on lots of Linux > distributions, for example. > > I think it would probably be sufficient to provide a .cls file that > errors with a message indicating where to go to get the file, although > the script you describe would certainly be a helpful addition.
I guess it depends how much we are worried they will produce backwards incompatible .cls files. Robby _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
