Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/06/29/08:45:51
On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Chris Croughton wrote:
> However, why on earth are these in different directories
> if they're both required? Something which would be IMO
> a good thing would be to split the ZIP files up into
> something like:
>
> v2req required to get gcc to work
> v2nice bison/flex, gdb etc.
> v2apps bash, gawk, etc.
> v2tools emacs, groff etc.
This partition already exists in the FAQ and README.1ST, so people who
care to read them (*before* plunging into building the latest alpha
version of an unported package) get amply rewarded.
> That way we could just say "to start get everything in
> v2req" instead of having to fetch bits from different
> directories (and inevitably forgetting some).
I don't think it will work. E.g., where do you put gpp2721b and
lgp271b? It is required for some people, but not for others. And
what about Make? If you decide that it's "nice to have", the next
thing you'll hear will be ``I've downloaded all of your "required"
stuff, but Allegro won't build: it says "Bad command or filename" when
I type "make"!!!''
> ones most people won't use (in general most DOS users
> won't be interested in emacs or groff, they'll already
> have their favourite text editors and word processors;
> I'm unusual in that I use vi and groff on DOS by
> preference).
Exactly my point: personal preferences such as these make everybody
``unusual''. So we might as well treat people as responsible
individuals and let the other kind ask their FAQs...
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