I think that "adding PPA repository to my system" is not much easier than "downloading Picolisp source and compiling it". You and I can do both. Unskilled users will struggle with both. We need a method for unskilled users that allows them just to download a file, click something, maybe type a line or two --- and have a fully working Picolisp installation as a result. The question of self-updating installed Picolisp (the advantage PPA has over self-compiling) is not relevant for theses users, IMHO.
On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Bruno Franco <brunofrancosala...@gmail.com> wrote: > As for ubuntu, maybe you could make a Personal Package Archive (PPA). Its > lets you make your own packages that can be downloaded by users using > apt-get. Its as easy as downloading the normal packages, but the user must > manually add the repository. > > Here's a useful link: > http://askubuntu.com/questions/71510/how-do-i-create-a-ppa > > It would be more work than having the ubuntu team providing the package in > the official repositories, and I think you would have to make a new package > for every version of ubuntu you want to support. But its also the only way > to make sure that users get the most recent version of the software. As > Edgaras said, ubuntu is bad at keeping up with the newest releases. > > I'm personally ok with compiling picolisp myself. But I know I wouldn't > have tried it if it had not been available as a package from ubuntu. > > As Dean said, if there's anything we can do, let us know. > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Alexander Burger <a...@software-lab.de> > wrote: > >> Hi Dean, >> >> > Assuming that Wine packages are more numerous than Picolisps...you >> could do >> > a native Windows version in Powerbasic for Wine. Not only would this up >> >> Well, but then we can go as well with ErsatzLisp, the Java version of >> PicoLisp. >> >> A full PicoLisp doesn't yet run on Windows, as PicoLisp needs a POSIX >> runtime >> environment. Might be possible in the future with Joe's midipix port. >> >> >> > I smiled when I saw your reasons for moving from C to asm because >> > Powerbasic does ALIGN etc in it's stride without needing to drop down to >> > it's industrial strength built in assembler. >> >> Aligning is not so much a problem. But can you control the stack layout, >> condition codes (carry flag etc.) and multiple function entry points in >> Powerbasic? Or do natice calls to external C functions in a completely >> dynamic >> way. All this is not even possible in C. >> >> >> > I'd prefer to work in 64 bit asm but would be very happy to assist you >> in >> > any way I can to see Picolisp do well as I'm sure others would be. >> Whatever >> > you decide just let us know how we can help. I'm very new to Picolisp >> but >> > can already see that it's much too good not to do well. >> >> Thanks for the feedback! Let's see what happens. For Ubuntu 17.04 it is >> probably >> too late by now. >> >> ♪♫ Alex >> -- >> UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe >> > > -- *-- Frantisek Fuka* (yes, that IS my real name) -- My Personal homepage: www.fuxoft.cz -- My Google+ profile: google.com/+fuxoft -- My Telegram chat: telegram.fuxoft.cz
