Greetings :-) Well, just so the other point of view gets represented...
Philipp Janda wrote: > I want to start a discussion, what (if anything) can > be done to improve the state of luarocks for Lua 5.2. Nag the developers; report incompatibilities as the bugs that they are. > Is releasing a rockspec that patches other people's code ok? > Should we modify rockspecs fixing the > dependencies of other people's rocks? It creates forks, duplicates with confusing names that confuse innocent victims until the end of the universe. It's not lethal, but it's not desirable. If the maintainer doesn't react to your patch, nor to a "where are you?" e.g. on this list, then the module should be considered a candidate for adoption. You might like to volunteer to adopt it :-) or the original maintainer might like to re-adopt it and incorporate your fix :-) > What should happen to obviously unmaintained rocks > that claim Lua-compatibility to the end of the universe? > What should happen to unmaintained rocks in general? They should be put up for adoption; there should be a list of "modules you might like to adopt" somewhere prominent. > Should rockspecs with open-ended dependencies be banned altogether? No, they should be maintained. Dependencies should be closed only as a declaration that "this module is now unmaintained". Just my 4*2 (erm...) = 8 cents-worth... Regards, Peter Billam http://www.pjb.com.au p...@pjb.com.au (03) 6278 9410 "Follow the charge, not the particle." -- Richard Feynman from The Theory of Positrons, Physical Review, 1949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Luarocks-developers mailing list Luarocks-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/luarocks-developers
