From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46F18431FB6 for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:20:30 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.799 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.799 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id n+KeSfXdvH4C for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:20:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-lb0-f177.google.com (mail-lb0-f177.google.com [209.85.217.177]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CF6A431FAF for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:20:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-lb0-f177.google.com with SMTP id x10so1391322lbi.22 for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:20:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=k7LfQFQs/CwHWzHhLviNAeh8GwWYlTVEhUCr3CnH22A=; b=tq5NKWhyjhVkrQx2vioWBbkMJ+zZHQD9JBMAYFX87bS1N7Adt9mBaMsNU5JtySvq4v jDk9JK0vcRdFXJsWIF+dKvSQ6XlzRTjNyn8nqOelJGYGCYJYHkzZudkFO5KYiXZALHzT /2Ow7W7NsYfIRyAGIH01Bh/qxEUqo7SDedzHwATCMu5K6q3VyNfgpOfGBRLv4jf+aQNZ W4JNC78r2ZT1kqw3zDn/+x73nAMtblOw2FfEjvZmkQIFkIEttMSaI0m5dDPmYiL7xIf7 hPR7bhQ67QP2pjQMejK66ALDPl1VeMjNE0zIjq9EdZg35XS21br0usZmGAXGzkwMRZ02 YU2A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.139.226 with SMTP id rb2mr16134410lbb.12.1366788022580; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:20:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.83.167 with HTTP; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:20:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <878v48om5u.fsf@zancas.localnet> References: <1365031678-25188-1-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com> <87y5clte1j.fsf@zancas.localnet> <87wqs4rsjm.fsf@zancas.localnet> <878v48om5u.fsf@zancas.localnet> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:20:22 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] debian: package ruby bindings From: Felipe Contreras To: David Bremner Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:20:30 -0000 On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 6:35 PM, David Bremner wrote: > Felipe Contreras writes: > >> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:34 AM, David Bremner wrote: >>> >>> OK, but that doesn't really help us deal with support requests e.g. on IRC. >>> Some "feature requests" for the bindings: >> >> Can you point to some of these requests, or are they hypothetical? > > I don't know how many support requests we've got, but yes, I remember at > least one. That's not a huge motivation. >> Moreover, wouldn't making sure that the bindings are package mostly >> solve this issue? > > Well, people wouldn't have to build and install the bindings, _if_ they > happened to be using an OS with packages available. But not everyone > uses binary packages. I guess for me it's just a software quality issue > to have some minimal level of documentation. If somebody needs that information it's very easy find, just googling 'notmuch ruby bindings', or looking at the way packages do it, which this patch actually helps to solve. -- Felipe Contreras