Hi Ross, On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Ross Vandegrift <r...@kallisti.us> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 09:10:48AM +0100, Lionel Orry wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 1:22 AM, Simon Lees <sfl...@suse.de> wrote: > > > How many major distro's are shipping these out of the box? we don't > > > really want to add another hurdle to users building by needing to > > > manually install a build system first, we also don't want to add a > > > hurdle to distro packagers in needing to package a new build system > just > > > to package efl (most distro's will require the build system to be > > > packaged). > > > > > > > > In the case of Waf, the author recommends to ship it directly with the > > source code. It's shipped as a single file of 80KB, no more. > > > > That way you always get the exact same build system version and you > remove > > burden of portability between distros, and the only dependency you need > is > > python. > > Simon's concern is particularly valid in the case of waf. According to > the author, waf's design includes features to make packaging difficult. > > Discussion: > http://groups.google.com/group/waf-users/browse_thread/ > thread/88ad357bf2bf59f4/7261615b56c07eea > > Thank you for the link, but actually this is a misunderstanding. The author wants distributions to avoid packaging waf as a standalone package, which is exactly why it is suggested to ship it with your source code. It's not a burden for packagers to call ./build.sh, right ? Same, it's not a burden to call ./waf configure build install. Ross > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > Kind regards, Lionel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
