On Saturday 18 November 2006 7:59 am, Chris Cannam wrote: > One thing I do think we need is an easy and obvious access to the > equivalent of "./configure --help" -- something to remind you which > options are available, a quick primer on selecting debug or release > builds, etc.
Strongly agree here. What do you think about writing the help in an executable ./configure file? That's what most people expect to use when building software, so it could just cat the INSTALL file. When I build unfamiliar software, I usually ./configure first, because the README and INSTALL files are almost always completely useless generic templates nobody has edited to suit the project. There isn't much consistency about whether README or INSTALL or even BUILDING is the right place to look for instructions. I kind of like putting the RTFM into a dummy ./configure script if you guys don't think that would be too confusing or misleading. > Oherwise, this is looking good. Good work, and thank you. I'm getting ready to install it for the first time. Looks like it hit everything. My rosegarden-project-package is busted, but I probably missed installing some dependency. Which reminds me, we really need to document what these auxiliary scripts depend on in order to function. libxml-twig Xdialog and kdialog I think (and why don't both of them use kdialog?) Looks really good so far. I'd say we're close to making this the new trunk, wouldn't you? Oh, and thanks for fixing that transpose thing. That was quick. I was just looking for a nudge in the right direction, mind. -- D. Michael McIntyre Author of Rosegarden Companion http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ See my new music stand unfolding at http://users.adelphia.net/~silvan/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
