Re: debian packaging of findlib
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.
Gerd
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