On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Offray Vladimir Luna Cárdenas <
off...@riseup.net> wrote:
> I like how documentation is getting more compact and direct.
>
I agree. This is a big step forward, for everyone, but especially for
first timers.
> I wonder if installation instructions could go from the most newbie
> friendly to the not so newbie ones (maybe after releasing 5.5). So
> installation should start from the most common used installation method of
> the intended platform and then go to more powerful ones.
>
Heh. The eternal tension. Perhaps you could have a conversation with
Lewis Neal.
> ...
> I was wondering how Python related projects do this nowadays. One path is
> Conda and, particularly, Miniconda which manages dependencies and is
> already packaged for several platforms [1], but seems that a full
> installation can be overkill for Leo and its prerequisites
>
> [2].
>
> Overkill, maybe, but I think it is useful overkill. Installing the full
Anaconda package (or packages, if you install for both Python 2 and 3)
saves a lot of time in the long run. I'm not looking for anything better.
Besides, these days even small machines typically have huge memories.
> In the Jupyter case the map they provide [3] gives the user and overview
> of what they want to do, based on the answer the user gives to a question,
> and they use the external installer method (in their case Anaconda) to the
> final installation, making it pretty easy [4] ('cause the heavy work is
> done by conda and not the user/developer). Conda can be also used to
> upgrade the software, including updating/building from git[5]
>
I think this is just fine or Leo too.
Edward
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