Re: Akka & SWIG

["Chahine M. Hamila" <mch at chaham dot com>]

Mohammed Elzubeir a *crit :

>
> > As for the install option, we'll discuss it in private, as all is needed is as
> > I mentionned it before the scripts that make the creation of debian, rpm,
> > slackware packages automatic, or the instructions for an automatized install
> > (something like cp blablablabla) to integrate it in chonfigure.
> >
>
> The element in question here is speedy delivery, not potential
> capability ;) I am not questioning 'chonfigure's extendability, but the
> time by which we can get it to that stage. I am not familiar w/ all the
> distro packaging systems in question, and can only assist w/ the Debian
> .deb.

Yes, I'm speaking about that too. The fact is, you _must_ have some way to inform
your configuration tool of installation procedures no? I mean, your soft is not
prescient (yet) whatever it is?;)

>
>
> >
> > Chonfigure is way more flexible and easy to use than the autotools. Any effort
>
> ;) I have used the autotools before, and it's not half as difficult as
> you make it sound.

Easy to say it with Akka which now is pretty complete and stable:)
Try comparing chonfigure and autotools on, say, the incoming duali;)

> But, in either case, my point is, if it can be
> provided w/ all the features in a timely manner then be it. Otherwise, I
> would seriously consider alternatives.
>
> > that you would invest on adding autotools support would be enough in fact to
> > add zillions of features to chonfigure. So we should see what the needs are and
>
> Maybe that's for you ;)

Oh come on, it would have taken you an "emacs chonfigure &" to believe it;)

Anyway, if I understand things right, your problem now is the generation of the
install section in the makefiles. It is pretty trivial to add (take a look at the
last section of chonfigure, which I will probably end up spliting coz it has grow a
lot since the first script) BUT I can't add without knowing how to generically
generate such a section (IOW, I would need to know what would be the best way for
you to make the install section generated).

So for that, I suggest we go on a private work session and fix all that needs to be
fixed ASAP. I ask, you answer, you ask, I answer, we fix.

Salaam,
Chahine