Re: Flattened GNUstep structure?

[Christian Edward Gruber]

I find that typically, "fat" packages and app-wrappers are not in the mental
picture of most admins, and whilst they are useful, and the capability
should be retained, by default flattened per-platform binary app-wrappers
should be the norm.

I would also recommend that most bin-packagers optionally include scripts
into /usr/local/bin and the like directories which could be wrapper scripts
like java has, setting up GNUstep relevant details and finding the
appropriate app.  That sort of bit would probably be more helpful to a
non-OpenStep-aware free *nix world out there.

ex. a symbolic link called Edit.app which points to a global activation
script which looks at $0 as well as lookup info to find Edit.app in the
appropriate areas.

regards,
Christian.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sungjin Chun" <ninja@linuxone.co.kr>
To: "Adam Fedor" <fedor@doc.com>; "GNUStep" <discuss-gnustep@gnu.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: Flattened GNUstep structure?


> Hi,
>
> I, now, uses flattened structure because I have almost of
> no interest in developing cross platform application, partially
> because I am using only GNU/Linux.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Fedor" <fedor@doc.com>
> To: "GNUStep" <discuss-gnustep@gnu.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:03 AM
> Subject: Flattened GNUstep structure?
>
>
> > Before I start making a lot of RPMs and other distributions, I want to
> > ask for advice on the default layout of the GNUstep directory structure.
> > Richard recently implemented a flattened structure (without the
> > cpu/os/library-combo directories) due to several complaints about the
> > difficulty of finding files in such a deep directory structure.
> >
> > To-date he hasn't received any feedback about it. The question is, if we
> > are trying to attract new developers/new users, what whould be the most
> > useful directory layout for them (deep or flattened)?
> >
> > Whatever we/I decide will become the default for all GNUstep packages
> > (although anyone would be free to change it for themselves).
> >
> > --
> > Adam Fedor, Digital Optics            | Fudd's law of opposition: Push
> > fedor@doc.com  http://www.doc.com     | something hard enough, and it
> > fedor@gnu.org  http://www.gnustep.org | will fall over.
> >
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