On Feb 5, 8:30 am, Volker Braun <vbraun.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think thats all premature optimization. First we need a bulletproof way > of running Sage in the VM.
I agree - "premature optimization, the root of all evil". In fact the VM itself is just one module of the interface and it is definitely far better developed than other parts. However seeing how many people here build VM's at all I thought it would be nice to give some interested feedback to mmarco. About those other parts: Really, the Interface from the windows side has a lot of potential. All this stuff typical windows users expect when installing new software like desktop icons, menu entries, installer, on screen help / documentation Pop-ups... boring stuff like that. The base could and should be the current VM for now (or eventually your last beta with X). I tried to adress some of those issues with the combined Sage/ Virtualbox Windows installer Amongst those were: Autoinstallation and autoimport of the VM to Virtualbox, autogeneration of startscripts and entries in the windows Program Folder, Communication with Vbox over the VBoxManage command. Maybe with more testing it could be even possible to stabilize the network connection from windows and VM to a point where it is acceptable and the overhead of running X in the VM wouldn't be necessary. My personal preference would be to hide the whole Virtualbox interface from the normal user completely (headless mode) but have an expert, debug, or development mode available which could bring up the Virtual Box Window. > shave off another megabyte or two" That remark is a bit terse and misleading. I had Sage VM's built below 400 MB with most of the necessary specs fulfilled (yes, even Java for 3d- and R-plotting). But that can only be achieved if the architecture & design of the base system is adapted from the beginning - seeing it just as "shaving off" will lead you to the conclusion that it is not worth the effort because then you just can achieve the 1 or 2 MB you mentioned. Personally I will not have time to do more "work" on this until - maybe- October, but I will "lurk" around a bit and follow whats going on. cheers emil -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
