Re: [Chicken-hackers] Re: repository branching

[Kon Lovett]

On Feb 26, 2008, at 5:26 AM, felix winkelmann wrote:

> Hi!
>
>
> Regarding the repository question:
>
> I'm getting bored.

I sympathize.

But the suggestion of specific version info in .meta is probably  
good. So would be a common version format - suggest #.#.# since it is  
very common & used by chicken itself.

So .meta can have:

(needs (chicken 3.*.*) foo (bar 1.2.3) (baz 2.3.*))

This doesn't mean >= but = which is why the wildcards.

The .setup has something similar but by then it too late for chicken- 
setup to do anything about it except complain.

> I propose someone comes up with an exact specification of
> an alternative solution. We have one now that sort of works and
> it will not be changed incrementally. I suggest we start from
> scratch, get it working and switch over to a completely new
> approach.
>
> I don't want to fiddle with the current system and recommend
> to others not to do so and instead fix everything from the ground
> up. I personally don't want to invest any more time in repo
> reorganization, I just want to keep the old stuff working. I have
> implemented a significant part of the current mess and will
> try my best to keep it working until someone else takes over
> with a new system, for which I can disclaim all repsonsibility.
>
>
> cheers,
> felix
>
>
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Best Wishes,
Kon