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From: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
To: Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: patch org-mode Makefile - solve a couple debian build problems and a slackware build problem
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:38:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vcvbn91c.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87vcvckm0s.fsf@Rainer.invalid> (Achim Gratz's message of "Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:26:11 +0200")

Hi Achim,

Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de> writes:

> A Makefile is not the place to pull stunts, IMHO.  Whenever you feel
> that should become necessary, maybe it's time to go autoconf or some
> similar mechanism.  I don't think that's the right thing to do for
> org-mode, since it again adds some dependency on other software.

I'm not a big fan of considering autoconf either.

Wild guess:

- 90% of Org users use the Emacs version;
- for those who do not, 90% can live with the current Makefile;
- for the 10% that cannot run the Makefile:
  - 50% will just locally add the right load-path and info-path
  - 50% will need more install information.

The solution I suggest is to clearly document the few exceptions 
(0.5%) for those who need them.

-- 
 Bastien

  reply	other threads:[~2011-07-09  8:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-07-06  1:11 patch org-mode Makefile - solve a couple debian build problems and a slackware build problem Jude DaShiell
2011-07-07 14:42 ` Bastien
2011-07-08  7:33   ` Jude DaShiell
2011-07-08  8:21     ` Bastien
2011-07-08  9:10     ` Nick Dokos
2011-07-08  9:29       ` Bastien
2011-07-08 10:08         ` Andrea Crotti
2011-07-08 22:07       ` Achim Gratz
2011-07-08 22:50         ` Nick Dokos
2011-07-09  6:26           ` Achim Gratz
2011-07-09  8:38             ` Bastien [this message]
2011-07-09 16:00             ` Nick Dokos
2011-07-09 16:40               ` Achim Gratz
2011-07-09 20:45               ` Jude DaShiell
2011-07-10  1:40                 ` Nick Dokos
2011-07-10  1:44                   ` Nick Dokos
2011-07-10  8:16                   ` Jude DaShiell
2011-07-10  7:24                 ` Achim Gratz
2011-07-10  8:13                   ` Jude DaShiell
2011-07-10  8:40                     ` Achim Gratz
2011-07-08 10:34     ` Jambunathan K

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