Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> Arnold Krille wrote: >>> On Friday 16 April 2010 19:23:33 Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>> >>>> hermann wrote: >>>> >>>>> I hope, when debian switch to jack2, they will make it in one packet >>>>> (maximal a second for the dev files), that's what could make it >>>>> easer to >>>>> switch the version for people how like to switch. >>>>> >>>> Full ACK, OTOH let's put our hands on our hearts ... Who is using >>>> Linux >>>> audio and doesn't compile one or two things depending to JACK ;)? I >>>> vote >>>> for one package for all! >>>> >>> >>> Hopefully they will think again before following this. >>> >>> Why should all users get the files on their disks that are needed >>> only for debugging and developing? >>> Disk-space might not be an issue with your >>> state-of-the-art-all-inclusive machine, but not everyone has such a >>> thing. Some have older machines still running with <20GB disk, some >>> have netbooks with only small (but fast!) solid state disks. >>> Now why again should they install gigs of headers and >>> debugging-symbols when they just need the libs and apps to run jack >>> and assorted? >>> >>> Arnold >>> >> >> Arnold, I don't have much money. 1. A hard disk isn't expensive. 2. >> For e.g. 64 Studio 3.0-beta3 amd64 libjack0.100.0-dev does need 61.4 >> kb and not gigs. I'm just talking about JACK. 3. Who does use Linux >> audio and doesn't need libjack-dev? 4. Who does produce music on a >> 20GB hard disk? C'mon ;)! >> >> IMHO it would be good once and for all to clear all issues because of >> packages for JACK and IMHO the best way seems to be to have >> everything that is JACK in one package. >> >> :) >> Ralf > > Pardon, maybe the package is 61.4 kb and maybe the extracted files do > need a little bit more, lets say 1 MB ;), if so, use another wallpaper > to save this 1 MB ;).
PS: "Major distros" does include a lot of stuff that isn't needed by everyone and that's absolutely okay, e.g. pulseaudio and DBUS, games, office suites etc. ... _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev