On Friday 15 February 2002 09:04, Tom Rini wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 11:22:00AM +0100, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: [much sippage] > > The big problem in CML2 is python (and python2). > > This is a red herring. People bitch and moan about it, but it's not a > problem.
Agreed, but it is a minor irritation for me, and could be a major irritation for others. On my RH 7.2 system, the lpd startup scripts don't work with anything but Python 1.5.2, so I have to switch things around a little if I want to get lpd working. This is very easy to do, and I don't have this problem on Mandrake which is fully compatible with Python 2. > > The real problem with CML2 is 'enhancements' that come with the package. > The first round of CML2 that goes into the kernel needs to match the > current set, bug/feature for bug/feature, and counter intuitive to > normal user question for coutner intuituve to normal user question. > This is an extremely important point. When applications such as make xconfig and make menuconfig have been around a long time, a set of users will exist who will STRONGLY resist any change to the look and feel and operation of the interfaces to those programs. My own experience underscores this. I ported an old graphics applications program written for a VAX and a techtronics monochrome display to a Unix/X-window system. The port made use of color, and other features of X. But, oddly enough, very oddly enough, the users _demanded_ that the ported application have a "Classic" mode which had exactly the same look and feel as the old system which they had used for years. So, I went back and coded some more and everyone was happy. The new users used the new interface, while the fuddy-duddies continued to use the old Classic mode for a few years. So, having a make xconfig which has a classic mode which emulates as closely as possible the look and feel of the current system could be a good selling point. Steven _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel
