Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/1998/06/25/14:40:16
Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) wrote:
>
> > > In those cases where patched functions are *required* to build the
> > > binary, this is explained in the README. In some extreme cases, I even
> > > put the patched sources of library functions into the source
> > > distribution, so people could patch their libraries before rebuilding.
> >
> > Very annoying and time consuming!
>
> Typing 2 commands to compile a source and put it into libc.a is hardly
> time-consuming. Anyway, that's the best I can do, and it takes a lot of
> effort as it is. I'm sorry if my work annoys you.
I preffer to avoid asking to it, please don't make it again.
> > > For all
> > > practical purposes, the patched libc *is* the intermediate version.
> >
> > For this reason I want it a little bit more clear and official.
>
> I cannot make it more official than it already is: I use that library all
> the time. What else can you ask for?
And why do you think you are the one who must do all the thing in the world. Of
course DJ is the only one who can make or not it more official.
> > > Also, please note that some important patches in v2.02 are for the tools
> > > (like djtar and redir). I don't think these are less important than
> > > libc. Your suggestion ignores those bug-fixes.
> >
> > Yes, that's why I think it must be v2.10 and be a whole distribution. And the
> > patched just a v2.02 and only some binaries, libc.a for sure, perhaps another
> > thing, not sure.
>
> Somebody needs to do the effort of putting this release out the door.
> Who will that be? Without a volunteer, there's no hope to make it
> happen any faster than v2.02 is moving now.
What effort? We just need to send upload a copy to the DJ's server and DJ move
it to a directory. Nate is currently uploading it to some ftp site so I don't
see where is the problem. Please be more specific.
> The way to make things happen in DJGPP is for the motivated person to do
> most of the work. You are obviously the most motivated, but you tell that
> you cannot do that. So we are back at square one, with good intentions
> but no people who are ready to do it better than it is done until now.
I can't put it in the distribution! I can't change the djgpp version number!
Please explain me it better. I asked just these 2 thing.
> > I want something easier for the user. So if, for
> > example, I distribute the sources of my editor I can simply say: "needed: libc
> > v2.xx" and the user can get it from the main distribution. I think it isn't too
> > much work.
>
> You can say that today: get patched libc.a from ftp://... etc. If the
> only thing that you want is to make the same libc available from
> SimTel.NET, I have nothing against it. I fail to see how would that make
> it better or more ``official''. It just makes it slightly more easy to
> obtain, since there are a lot of SimTel mirrors throughout the world.
Seems you forgot some of the points:
1) CD makers just downloads the files in SimTel.
2) People that doesn't have access all the time downloads the files in SimTel.
3) The official distribution is the DJ's one and it's mirrored by SimTel so IS
more official.
4) If the ftp site is moved nobody will know what exactly is needed. If I say:
you need djgpp v2.xx or better is much more different.
And again (and that's the 3rd mail where I say it and I think is the 7th time):
Is just a question of names and locations. I don't want to change the contents
of any of the .zip files.
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