Firebird is not so heavy on external projects LibreOffice it is for example in exernal 625M total
for firebird for example they have a make file and a script to extract it also a set of patches for it https://gitorious.org/libreoffice/core/source/685ec1899435037205d98a102a32ca8b6a4836d0:external/firebird another alternative would be git modules for stable external projects On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Alex Peshkoff <peshk...@mail.ru> wrote: > On 02/17/14 20:47, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: >> On 17/02/2014 13:39, Alex Peshkoff wrote: >>> The problem for me is not bytes. I dislike a whole approach called >>> 'Everything needed for windows build should be present in single >>> repository'. I think that building firebird anyway requires at lease >>> minimum qualification (without it - why build at all? use prebuilt >>> binaries please.) which should be enough to obtain from the net required >>> additional packages. >>> >>> I can agree when some not ideally supported software (like editline or >>> btyacc) is added to the repository. But adding to it a library (does not >>> matter, sources or binaries) well supported by big company is a logical >>> nonsense on my mind. >>> >>> >> Windows has not such things as /usr/include /bin, etc. >> >> Dumping extra packages on the filesystem requires Visual Studio >> configuration, PATH configuration, etc. >> >> But if we choose rule of not include others packages, we must do for >> all. What is a "well supported" and a "big company"? It may be a >> completely different thing for you and me. > > Sorry but I think this is not too big problem :) > Anyway.... > >> Then, libreadline, libtommath, btyacc and everything must be removed. We >> must work with their maintainer to support out changes and bug fixes. > > that will be ideal case. > If maintainers do not accept required for us changes we should have > patches in repository. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
