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Re: Removing external binaries from Axiom source tree: a proposal (was:
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Re: Removing external binaries from Axiom source tree: a proposal (was: Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch) |
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Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:08:05 -0400 |
> > Storing binary files in a source code archive is something that
> > I have always objected to, but Tim insists on re-distributing
> > code this way. I really think we should stop doing this.
>
> I can understand Tim point of view: do not depend on external sources
> and manage complexity by providing the "Axiom-blessed" versions of
> noweb, gcl, etc.
>
> One possible solution to this issue would be:
>
> 1. remove noweb, gcl, etc. sources from axiom source tree ;
>
> 2. put them in a repository somewhere on axiom-developer.org ;
>
> 3. write a shell script, much like GARNOME for Gnome ou Konstruct for
> KDE that fetches source dependencies from axiom-developper.org,
> build them and then build Axiom itself.
>
> This script could be a separate one or be part of ./configure (e.g. with
> option --fetch-and-build-dependencies).
>
> What do you think of it?
I suggest that you try this using the SVN/silver machinery.
It is easy to create a new silver makefile from the Makefile.pamphlet
which will no longer depend on the installed GCL and noweb.
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- RE: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, (continued)
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, Gabriel Dos Reis, 2006/04/11
- RE: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, Bill Page, 2006/04/11
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, Jay Belanger, 2006/04/11
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, root, 2006/04/12
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, root, 2006/04/12
- Removing external binaries from Axiom source tree: a proposal (was: Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch), David MENTRE, 2006/04/09
- Re: Removing external binaries from Axiom source tree: a proposal (was: Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch), C Y, 2006/04/09
- Re: Removing external binaries from Axiom source tree: a proposal (was: Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch),
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- Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, David MENTRE, 2006/04/09
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, David MENTRE, 2006/04/09
Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, Ralf Hemmecke, 2006/04/07
Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, root, 2006/04/12
Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, root, 2006/04/12
RE: [Axiom-developer] Axiom silver branch, Page, Bill, 2006/04/11