pgeorges schrieb: Hi!
>> Would it be possible to "split" the scid package a bit? I >> think it is not sensible to package everything in the >> standard package all the time. E.g. the bases and books do >> not change, also the engines most likely not though the >> Phalanx and Crafty engines are that tightly coded into scid >> that one probably has to leave them, don't know. >> >> Probably one could include some fetching routine for >> db/books/photos... into the makefile? Some --getbase >> --getbooks --getphotos ... >> >> Just as the packages get quite big. It would IMHO be better >> to offer a "base pack", some "additional files" and probably >> one "big pack". Don't think that packaging that differently >> would be too difficult. I could create some script in case. >> > That is right, and I have been thinking about it for a long time, > without really doing anything concrete. > I agree that there are many data files that don't change at all : books, > tactical exercices for example. > But on the other hand : > - some of Scid features depend on these, hence if someone installs only > scid_base package, some functions will not work; I could imagine some "intelligent" version of "make install". I.e. something like checking wether the bases are there and ask the user and fetch it from your site if not. Stuff like that. > - most if not all of us have high speed internet access, and to download > 6 MB or 10 MB is nearly the same time (at least for me); Except that I admit that even on my high speed connection here (100Mbit ;) it took some 20min to get 3.6.21. But maybe I just picked some unfortunate high level phase at your provider. > - each release involves some work (Linux, windows, Pocket PC) and I am > afraid that multiplying packages would mean extra work. Hm, well ok. That's a point. So, cvs seems the way to go. Would also solve the above problem (for me at least). -- Kind regards, Alexander Wagner Universitaetsbibliothek Ilmenau Langewiesener Str. 37 98693 Ilmenau Tel.: 03677/69-4521 , Fax.: 03677/69-4617 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
