That's the sort of thing _I_ imagine. (I'm not sure they need to be combined in one download as rms mentioned.) I'd like to be able to _easily_ install source code in a predictable location, modify the code, recompile and install the new package.
(This is probably possible to some extent on existing GNU/Linux distros, but I don't think it is easy and certainly not an intended and expected use of the package management system.) However, rms was enquiring about Jason Self's post not mine. ;-) dacm. On Sun, 2012-04-01 at 10:22 +0200, Claudio Fontana wrote: > On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 5:07 AM, Richard Stallman <[email protected]> wrote: > > It needn't be hard. Indeed, I'm sure that the installer/package > > manager/whatever > > could be made to handle dependencies. Source-based doesn't *have* to mean > > manually compiling everything yourself. > > > > I won't say that can be so, but I don't understand it concretely. > > What would "source-based" mean, here, if it doesn't mean > > "You compile everything yourself"? > > > > As I understand it, the packages would contain both the binaries > (already built, no need for the user to compile anything herself) and > the _corresponding_ source code. Not just making the source available > somehow, somewhere, or through the explicit configuration and download > of separate packages, but making it an integral part of the system. > > Is that what you meant Daniel? > > Ciao, > > Claudio >
