Re: it is almost mini-freeze time ...
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 08:18:19PM +0100, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> writes:
>
>
> > I think i will have a look at the ocaml_packaging_policy document to
> > bring it to par with the changes that we have been doing lately.
> >
> > Also executables package will be separated in 3 groups :
> >
> > o bytecode only, like ledit.
> >
> > o native & bytecode versions, like spamoracle.
> >
> > o native & custom built bytecode versions, like advi.
> >
> > A bit of explanation about this latest one. It contains C bindings, and
> > as thus it doesn't make much sense making it non-custom bytecode, since
> > we will have to separate the stublibs into a tiny arch: any package
> > anyway.
> >
> > What would be nice would be if the ocaml runtime could be put in a
> > shared library or something for such packages, so that it will not be
> > copied for every custom executable.
> >
> > Also, i will write in the policy the decision we did take about the
> > library dependencies, or maybe use the same tactic as with the ocaml
> > package.
>
> My God. Yet another policy madness in order to make maintainers
> crazy again. Why don't you want to leave us alone? We don't need
> more and more restrictions on the way we package apps.
>
> You seem to come every month with more annoyance to put in the
> policy ....
No, i just want to write down what we already decided.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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