Hi Nicholas, *, On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 2:50 PM, nicholas ferguson <nicholasfergu...@wingarch.com> wrote: > [...] >> Where is it mentioned how not to keep downloading the tar files? for >> 3rd party dependencies. That alone is a HUGE COST OF ENTRY...to >> discover how to turn that off. > >>> The automatic download saves manually downloading 70 or so individual >>> dependencies; you can argue that it sucks (and it does) - but doing that >>> manually sucks more =)
The high cost of entry only comes because you just didn't follow the instructions on setting up a windows build system. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Windows_Build_Dependencies Yes, you need to install some stuff. But all you have to do is to read and copy'n'paste the commands. > A build for a newcomer has to be run three or four times? Why should the tar > files get downloaded four times? How does a newcomer turn it off after the > first download? The page suggests default parameters, amogst them is: --with-external-tar=/cygdrive/c/sources/lo-externalsrc And also: If you just go wild and delete everything from your sources again and again, then even when not using a separate directory, the files would not be redownloaded over and over. Don't blame the buildsystem or the documentation when you deliberately chose to do your own thing/actively work against it. ciao Christian _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
