> > Storing binary files in a source code archive is something that > > I have always objected to, but Tim insists on re-distributing > > code this way. I really think we should stop doing this. > > I can understand Tim point of view: do not depend on external sources > and manage complexity by providing the "Axiom-blessed" versions of > noweb, gcl, etc. > > One possible solution to this issue would be: > > 1. remove noweb, gcl, etc. sources from axiom source tree ; > > 2. put them in a repository somewhere on axiom-developer.org ; > > 3. write a shell script, much like GARNOME for Gnome ou Konstruct for > KDE that fetches source dependencies from axiom-developper.org, > build them and then build Axiom itself. > > This script could be a separate one or be part of ./configure (e.g. with > option --fetch-and-build-dependencies). > > What do you think of it?
I suggest that you try this using the SVN/silver machinery. It is easy to create a new silver makefile from the Makefile.pamphlet which will no longer depend on the installed GCL and noweb. t _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
