Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-12-03 Thread Thomas Goirand
Hi Sam, On 12/2/19 6:12 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: >> "Thomas" == Thomas Goirand writes: > > Thomas> Sam, > > Thomas> Is this a real life case (if so, please name the > Thomas> package...), or just a pure fictional one, just because you > Thomas> love debating? > > Thomas>

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-12-02 Thread Florian Weimer
* Neil McGovern: > On Mon, Dec 02, 2019 at 05:18:35PM +0100, Thomas Goirand wrote: >> On 11/29/19 11:32 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: >> > Imagine that we have a program that has compile time support for systemd >> > and for other mechanisms. It provides enhanced functionality when built >> > against

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-12-02 Thread Ansgar
Thomas Goirand writes: > On 11/29/19 11:32 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: >> Ian, I find that I'm not able to answer Simon's question with regard to >> Proposal D. >> >> Imagine that we have a program that has compile time support for systemd >> and for other mechanisms. It provides enhanced

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-12-02 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Thomas" == Thomas Goirand writes: Thomas> Sam, Thomas> Is this a real life case (if so, please name the Thomas> package...), or just a pure fictional one, just because you Thomas> love debating? Thomas> Cheers, So, first of all, note that this question has already

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-12-02 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Dec 02, 2019 at 05:18:35PM +0100, Thomas Goirand wrote: > On 11/29/19 11:32 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: > > Imagine that we have a program that has compile time support for systemd > > and for other mechanisms. It provides enhanced functionality when built > > against systemd, but when so

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-12-02 Thread Thomas Goirand
On 11/29/19 11:32 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: > > Ian, I find that I'm not able to answer Simon's question with regard to > Proposal D. > > Imagine that we have a program that has compile time support for systemd > and for other mechanisms. It provides enhanced functionality when built > against

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-12-01 Thread Ian Jackson
Thibaut Paumard writes ("Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option"): > I think the right fix would be to compile the package twice as "foo" > (for the systemd version) and "foo-non-systemd". > > Another option would be to ship both versions in p

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-11-30 Thread Russ Allbery
Bernd Zeimetz writes: > On 11/30/19 8:58 AM, Thibaut Paumard wrote: >> I think the right fix would be to compile the package twice as "foo" >> (for the systemd version) and "foo-non-systemd". >> Another option would be to ship both versions in package "foo" and >> decide at runtime which one to

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-11-30 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
On 11/30/19 8:58 AM, Thibaut Paumard wrote: > I think the right fix would be to compile the package twice as "foo" > (for the systemd version) and "foo-non-systemd". > > Another option would be to ship both versions in package "foo" and > decide at runtime which one to run, if technically

Re: Question Under Proposal D: Compile Time Option

2019-11-29 Thread Thibaut Paumard
Le 29/11/2019 à 23:32, Sam Hartman a écrit : > > Ian, I find that I'm not able to answer Simon's question with regard to > Proposal D. > > Imagine that we have a program that has compile time support for systemd > and for other mechanisms. It provides enhanced functionality when built >