I think a CEAN-based solution would be really nice. Ideally, all you'd have to do would be to run
cean:install(erlyweb). and all the dependencies would be fetched and installed for you. Another option is to have ErlyWeb could check the Yaws version it's running on an throw an error if it's not up do date. Yariv On Jan 1, 2008 7:27 PM, Kevin A. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can give that a try. > > The previous email came off a little strong so I apologize if I > implied that you had the answer. I wasn't expecting anyone to have > figured it out. We're all in the brainstorming phase. I was throwing > out the tarball/makefile combo as an idea. What I think erlang is > missing in general is a packaging system like Ruby's gems or Python's > eggs. The process-one guys have developed CEAN but it hasn't seemed to > get a lot of traction yet. > > --Kevin > > On Jan 1, 2008, at 8:42 PM, Simon Chappell wrote: > > > > > The honest answer is that I don't know. We're still brainstorming > > here. > > > > Why don't you try the tarball/makefile combo and we'll see if that > > gets us to newbie ease of use. > > > > Simon > > > > On Jan 1, 2008 7:25 PM, Kevin A. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> > >> What kind of package are we talking about? A tarball with some > >> makefile magic to make the build/install easier? Or something more > >> comprehensive? If it's a tarball and makefile combo, I'd be willing > >> to > >> put that together. > >> > >> --Kevin > >> On Jan 1, 2008, at 4:20 PM, Simon Chappell wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> I agree that compiling is simple, but it's still an extra step. How > >>> hard would it be to create a new users package containing Yaws and > >>> ErlyWeb? > >>> > >>> I suspect (no data to back this up, except my own experience and the > >>> tone of various conversations that I've followed on the 'net) that > >>> most potential new users are lost by projects over non-simple > >>> installation and lack of good starter tutorials. > >>> > >>> I am trying to help with the document part, can any of you clever > >>> folks out there create a Yaws/ErlyWeb combined package? Are there > >>> other ways to ease the install? > >>> > >>> Simon > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jan 1, 2008 1:47 PM, Kevin A. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> If that's the case, should we think about including yaws with > >>>> erlyweb > >>>> releases? Seems like that would help new people get over the hump. > >>>> > >>>> --Kevin > >>>> > >>>> On Jan 1, 2008, at 2:26 PM, David King wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Given the fact that ErlyWeb is compiled against a specific > >>>>>> version of > >>>>>> Yaws, it seems like it would be useful to record which versions > >>>>>> of > >>>>>> it's dependencies each release needs. > >>>>> > >>>>> You might be better off just compiling it (it's pretty simple) > >>>>> than > >>>>> trying to track all of that > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> simonpeter.org | simonpeter.com | newlife-upc.org | > >>> wisconsindistrictnews.org > >>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > simonpeter.org | simonpeter.com | newlife-upc.org | > > wisconsindistrictnews.org > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "erlyweb" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/erlyweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
