On ons, 2009-09-09 at 23:48 +0200, ext Matan Ziv-Av wrote: > On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Andrew Flegg wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 16:22, Attila Csipa<ma...@csipa.in.rs> wrote: > >> On Wednesday 09 September 2009 17:09:17 Andrew Flegg wrote: > >>> Of course, if maemo-optify were really clever, it'd also handle > >>> patterns like the above and produce "/opt/bob/share/foo", but I'd > >>> consider this an optional enhancement. > >> > >> I wonder if optification could be done on the level of the > >> autobuilder... In that case most developers wouldn't even need to think > >> about it (and/or mess it up :) at all. > > > > There was a strong feeling on #maemo (and one I agree with) that the > > auto-builder shouldn't be changing things in an uploaded package. > > > > Other thoughts included: > > > > * Use of /opt is perhaps now a QA requirement for Extras > > * Can we somehow add a /opt check into minimae/maemian? Is it > > possible, and is it sensible? > > Please recall that maemo5 is not the only maemo. Maemo4 is the latest > availble for N800/N810 and maemo2 is the latest officailly available on > 770. Many packages can compile from same source for all versions. Don't > add artificial obstacles to force developers to make their packages > incompatible with older versions.
It's not an artificial obstacle, it's a way to work around the sad reality that VFAT is a.) de facto standard, b.) a seriously useless file system, c.) most users are unable to cope with better alternatives. But by all means, if you think this is an artificial obstacle, please suggest alternative solutions; we'd be very thankful if you can come up with any solution we might've missed. Regards: David _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
