On 02/17/14 20:47, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: > On 17/02/2014 13:39, Alex Peshkoff wrote: >> The problem for me is not bytes. I dislike a whole approach called >> 'Everything needed for windows build should be present in single >> repository'. I think that building firebird anyway requires at lease >> minimum qualification (without it - why build at all? use prebuilt >> binaries please.) which should be enough to obtain from the net required >> additional packages. >> >> I can agree when some not ideally supported software (like editline or >> btyacc) is added to the repository. But adding to it a library (does not >> matter, sources or binaries) well supported by big company is a logical >> nonsense on my mind. >> >> > Windows has not such things as /usr/include /bin, etc. > > Dumping extra packages on the filesystem requires Visual Studio > configuration, PATH configuration, etc. > > But if we choose rule of not include others packages, we must do for > all. What is a "well supported" and a "big company"? It may be a > completely different thing for you and me.
Sorry but I think this is not too big problem :) Anyway.... > Then, libreadline, libtommath, btyacc and everything must be removed. We > must work with their maintainer to support out changes and bug fixes. that will be ideal case. If maintainers do not accept required for us changes we should have patches in repository. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
