Re: [Texmacs-dev] New REDUCE plugin (second try)

[Andrey G. Grozin]

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, Andreas Seidl wrote:
> 1. The things a user is required to do are not complicated. No patching of 
> files, just compiling or downloading files, placing ist somewhere and 
> changing some lines.
>
> 2. The user can now install the plugin without needing root access.
Hmm? Fixing stuff in $reduce/util requires being root.

> 3. The old solution for REDUCE 3.7 does not work for 3.8 anymore as far as I 
> know, as the file that needs to be patched has changed meanwhile. So users 
> with the new version have to upgrade to my plugin anyway (unless Andrey 
> releases a version for 3.8 of the old solution). 3.7 users can upgrade as 
> well to the new plugin.
No. I haven't done that. The new plugin is much better.

> If the proposed plugin is not acceptable for inclusion into TeXmacs, I can 
> offer it as 3rd party plugin on my webpage instead.
I am absolutely sure it should be included in the official TeXmacs 
distribution.

> > It would be good to write prominantly in README (or INSTALL or whatever) 
> > that
> > 1. only reduce-3.8 is supported;
>
> It should work for 3.7 as well.
Good. I didn't know this. I know some people still using 3.7.

> > 2. if the user used the old reduce interface, it will suddenly stop 
> > working; and what to do to make it work again
> IMO the user should simply install the new solution and cease to use the old 
> one. The according TeXmacs release note should encourage the REDUCE user to 
> read the installation instructions.
Well, yes. I just think that this should be written very PROMINANTLY 
somewhere. If a user upgrades TeXmacs and something breaks and [s]he does 
not know why, this is a bad situation.

> Altogether I think we should just move to the new plugin, and see how people 
> cope. If problems arise, I can always add details to the installation 
> instruction, or make other changes.
I agree: we should move to the new plugin.

Thanks for the good work,
Andrey