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- From: hlu@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Distribution sugestion for gcc.
- Message-ID: <1992Sep9.021902.6642@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: 9 Sep 92 02:19:02 GMT
- Article-I.D.: serval.1992Sep9.021902.6642
- References: <1992Sep05.170344.14838@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
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- In article <1992Sep05.170344.14838@donau.et.tudelft.nl> wolff@hal.et.tudelft.nl (Rogier Wolff) writes:
- >Hi,
- >
- >I have been thinking about the method gcc is being distributed.
- >(partly because I had problems myself, and I seem to be not the only
- >one)
- >
- >Anyway, how about creating a tar file with EVERYTHING in it. This could
- >be done in two ways:
- >1) all the files that are in there now + an install script.
- >2) ALL that gcc needs. Even the links etc that the install script makes.
- >
- >Option one simply guarantees that you have all the files necessary.
- >Option two even eliminates the install script. (Tar should be capable
- >of tarring and restoring symlinks and hardlinks. right?)
- >
- >Now by this time everybody will be screaming that this will result in
- >a very large file. This can be accomodated by providing two versions:
- >one in a large file. The second split into chunks of about 1.2 megabytes.
- >People can then split the large file into pieces if they want, or
- >keep it in one chunk if possible. The smaller files can easily be transported
- >on floppies.
- >
- >--
- >Ok. Suggestions? pro's con's?
- >
- > Roger.
- >
- >--
- >If the opposite of "pro" is "con", what is the opposite of "progress"?
- >(stolen from kadokev@iitvax.iit.edu, who got it from brydon@asl.sinet.slb.com)
- >EMail: wolff@duteca.et.tudelft.nl ** Tel +31-15-783644 or +31-15-142371
-
- The next release of gcc will just unpack it under /. But you still need
- to choose which math lib to use.
-
- I can make a big tar file. I am afraid somebody will still get lost.
- I believe anything now. No matter what you do, you cannot satisfy
- everybody. The best solution for those people may be Peter's SLS
- 0.98.
-
- H.J.
-