Re: debian packaging of findlib
On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 10:26:38PM +0100, Gerd Stolpmann wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> >On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 01:48:12PM +0100, Sven LUTHER wrote:
> >> > Currently, I draw the following conclusions from our discussion:
> >yeaa !!! finally the conclusions ! :)))
> >> > - findlib needs a configuration file specifying the search path and the default
> >> > installation directory
> >>
> >> Yes, this is somethign we agree on, i think it would have been done ever if we
> >> never had this conversation.
> >ok Sven, but we haven't yes an answer from Gerd, is possibile to add
> >this feature ?
>
> Yes, it's possible to have a configuration file.
>
> >> > I don't see the problem resulting from a deferred installation of findlib.
> >> > Every package that wants to be findlib-compliant can install a META file for
> >> > itself, and if findlib is installed later it will find all that already
> >> > existing METAs. There is no way to generate META by a generic method for
> >> > debian packages that do not provide it.
> >>
> >> Ok, so each package that want to support findlib has to provide the correct
> >> META file. mmm, ...
> >Sorry Sven, what is the matter ?, I can't understand.
> >Modules that have a META file use findlib and install themselves with
> >other findlib modules, other do not use findlib facility.
> >Actually the largest ocaml modules archive that I know is the same where
> >I find findlib, and pretty all of these modules use findlib, right Gerd?
>
> Yes, all. I know only a few modules by other authors using findlib, too:
> wlex, xpath, ocamlnet, HereDoc.
Yes, and that is the problem right now, there are also a lot of stuff which
don't support it yet. What do you do about them when you need them ? produce
the META file yourself, or use them in the traditional way ?
Firendly,
Sven Luther
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