From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Christopher Cramer Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.devel Subject: Re: add-on lib versioning (concrete example g-wrap) -- what to do? Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:37:29 -0600 Sender: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20021213153729.A25847@kiwi.pyrotechnics.com> References: <87d6o7vvat.fsf@raven.i.defaultvalue.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1039815534 12073 80.91.224.249 (13 Dec 2002 21:38:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 21:38:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: guile-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18MxWH-00038X-00 for ; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 22:38:53 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18MxVx-0000XJ-05 for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:38:33 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18MxVK-0000E5-00 for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:37:54 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18MxUD-0007Mp-00 for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:36:47 -0500 Original-Received: from pyro.net ([207.7.10.6] helo=kiwi.pyro.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18MxSv-0006d9-00 for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:35:25 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail 28701 invoked by uid 8610); 13 Dec 2002 21:37:29 -0000 Original-To: Rob Browning Mail-Followup-To: Rob Browning , guile-devel@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <87d6o7vvat.fsf@raven.i.defaultvalue.org>; from rlb@defaultvalue.org on Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 02:25:46PM -0600 X-BeenThere: guile-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.devel:1825 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.lisp.guile.devel:1825 On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 02:25:46PM -0600, Rob Browning wrote: > FWIW I'd also like to point out that this is definitely a point > against guile in the broader "which language should I use for X > project" arena. I've actually seen it have a negative impact. I also > suspect that unless we address this, it's may be difficult for our > outside guile-core "add-on" base to grow and maintain much long-term > stability. What have the other languages (i.e. Perl, Python) done wrt this problem? They have presumably made a choice already and are dealing the consequences. > - use a /usr/lib/guile/VERSION/ subdir for add on libs and just > figure out and deal with the -L/LD_LIBRARY_PATH/rpath issues. I like this solution, but I guess it might cause too many other problems. -- Christopher Cramer "Gore would have finished ahead by the barest of margins had he pursued and gained a complete statewide recount." -- Associated Press, 9/6/2002 _______________________________________________ Guile-devel mailing list Guile-devel@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guile-devel