On 3/5/13 11:44 AM, Patrick R. Michaud wrote: > On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 11:13:51AM +0100, Rob Hoelz wrote: >> I already have my own package for Arch Linux for Rakudo Star, and I keep >> the OS X homebrew package up-to-date as well. I'd like to create an RPM >> spec file and a DEB spec file as well. I have two questions: >> >> 1) Do these spec files belong in the Rakudo Star repository? > I have no problem with maintaining spec files in any of the > Rakudo-related repos (NQP, Rakudo, Star). > >> 2) Which makes more sense: having a Rakudo Star package that depends on >> a separate Rakudo package (so Rakudo Star would only consist of modules >> and applications), or having a Rakudo Star package that conflicts with a >> separate Rakudo package (so users may install one or the other)? [...] > I suspect to ever be considered for official inclusion in Debian/Ubuntu > distros, you'd have to have the first option (separate compiler and > module packages). And moreso: they likely prefer to see each module > as its own package, rather than a single package containing a complete > collection of modules. (I think module collections in the .deb world > tend to be managed as packages with dependencies, as opposed to > all-in-one packages.)
That's a good point; that's probably the proper way to do things. Now to make that happen... > > It may also be worth noting/reminding that Rakudo Star has never been > intended to be the "only" or even "primary" module collection, it's just > one of the first. It could make good sense to come up with a new > P6 distribution that is better tailored to the needs of OS distros. Another good point; should we hold off on making packages for Rakudo Star until something more appropriate comes along, or should we go ahead and make some packages? I would favor the latter, myself. -Rob
