On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 12:22:34PM -0400, Steve Cheng wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 11:01:18PM +0200, Andreas Beck wrote:
> > O.k. - let's get at it !
> >
> > > 3. We have a problem with our distribution model.
> > > ...
> > > Apart from the full snap, generate at least 2 more tgzs with libgii and
> > > libggi separated out. Even better would be libgii, libggi, svgalib_wrap
> > > and kgi. The rest ist pretty much optional. Maybe libwmh for some people.
> > >
> > > This should cost nothing but a few small changes to the docs, the webserver
> > > scripts and some space on the ftp-server.
> >
> > Steve - you know the mess on metalab better than me - can you give me a hand
> > there ?
>
> You mean splitting the tarballs?
> Last time I tried to do it I got some problems (forgot what they are, so I'll
> check again; e.g. I know that the LibGGI and LibGII doc sources are tied
> together, but no big deal).
>
Why not seperate all documentation into its own tarball?
the core tarballs should be: GGI, GII, Docs
> Or, you could just make a release with separate tarballs manually.
>
> > The lack of FAQ-like documentation in the tarballs is another problem.
> > Many people aren't on permanent connections, so having a little FAQ
> > delivered with the sources should be good - or ?
>
> I should pose this question:
>
> Should I commit Texinfo, HTML, and text formats to CVS? (They are
> automatically generated ...)
>
Why not?, the more formats the documentation is in the easier it will be
for the users to view it in their prefered format.
> > I made up one for LibGII - it is attached. Please comment on it. If you
> > think it's o.k., I'll commit it to CVS.
>
> If you want, I can integrate it into the main doc sources once you
> commit it. But I know that most people here aren't comfortable with
> DocBook, so I'm asking.
>
John McCutchan
