Re: it is almost mini-freeze time ...
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 ....
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Jérôme Marant
http://marant.org
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