Re: ocaml task package ...
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:07:17PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 02:45:20PM +0100, Sven wrote:
> > > task-ocaml (Depends: ocaml, ocaml-doc, ocaml-tools, ledit, camlp4,
> > > camlp4-doc, ocaml-findlib, camlidl, camlidl-doc, ocamlweb, tuareg-mode)
> > >
> > > (Anyway I doubt that we can have camlidl in Woody ...)
> >
> > Why not ? woody freeze for things ocaml related is not yet and we have at
> > least a month still i think.
>
> Right, only for base package the freeze is imminent.
> My fault.
>
> > > task-ocaml-libraries (Depends: camlzip, ocaml-netclient,
> > > ocaml-netstring, ocaml-pxp, ocaml-shell, ocaml-xstr, ocamltk, lablgl,
> > > lablgtk, lablgtkmathview, mlminidom, libxlib-ocaml)
> >
> > Why not one task alone ?
> >
> > Or a ocaml-task-base (with the ocaml package, or maybe a future ocaml-base
> > with just the runtime stuff) and a ocaml-dev task ?
>
> No to one task alone:
> - a user that just want to learn ocaml have no need to install all the
> libraries
> - the library related task package will probably increase its size while the
> other one will probably remain the same
> - size: only one task package may install thousand of package in future,
> think about having one "task-perl" package AAARRRGGGHHH!
>
> No to ocaml-dev name:
> - ocaml is "per se" a development tool so ocaml-dev doesn't sound good
> to me, ocaml-libraries or ocaml-lib give more hints to the user
>
> Note: I've just understood why the policy and the developer reference
> doesn't mention the task packages: the task packages are no longer used
> (at least in sid), they are removed in favor of a Task: field in the
> control file; unfortunately this field isn't yet described in the policy
> :-(
>
> So remember that this/these task package{,s} will exists "only" in woody
> but no longer that that.
There is also the tasksel package, which is what will be needed for woody, and
where i have to add the stuff, i just downloaded it, and will have a look.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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