Re: [Texmacs-dev] ubuntu, packages : several discussions on the list texmacs-dev

[Joris van der Hoeven]

Hi Miguel,

On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 02:16:14PM +0100, Miguel de Benito Delgado wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Joris van der Hoeven
> <address@hidden>wrote:
> 
> > I think a .tar.gz remains the simplest option.
> 
> IF one forgets about automatic updates. Or if we roll out our own
> auto-updates system. As I said it’s not difficult per se, just wasted
> effort since we have a proven mechanism for that, namely rpm.
> 
> Why do you prefer writing an external tool to connect to the server, parse
> the xml, check for updates, download, unpack, verify the signature and
> install, instead of adding a few lines to the TeXmacs.spec file?

OK, then I have a nice challenge for you: produce a static rpm which works
on all Intel Linux architectures, evn those from about ten years ago.
Our current X11 static tarballs have this property.

Best wishes, --Joris