Bo Peng wrote: >> Sounds a bit provoking, > > I apologize. Having your installer in a repository would certainly > help you. My point is that if it is not official, it would better in a > place other than trunk.
What's the problem with trunk, I don't care about a additional folder in /development. Then we will see if sometimes the two installers merge. > >> - Mine: bundling everything that is needed, so the user can download >> it one or I can provide a CD >> and then they only have to click Next a few times and they have a full >> featured LaTeX/LyX >> environment with everything up to date. >> >> - Yours: Provide the smallest possible installer and ask the user >> about installing needed >> third-party software that is then downloaded on demand. > > I do not see such a big difference because Joost's script can also > produce a big bundle installer. As Joost has said, his full installer > can certainly incorporate all your features, and this (future) full > installer will satisfy users who prefer a complete bundle installer. > >> I don't think its woth to invest lots of time again to be able to do >> this with the same code base. > > It is unacceptable (to me) that two installers (Uwe/full, > Joost/minimal) behave differently. I mean, things like minimal > installer does not create a group with uninstaller but the full > installer does. Using two code bases also means two people need to fix > bugs in two different ways, if they can ever be fixed in both > installers. Ever heard about different build systems in trunk? ;) > >> Merging the code to have all features in one script wil cost lot of time, >> I fear that I then loose the overview and that it will be hard to >> maintain. > > It is certainly easier for you to maintain only the full installer but > I doubt if you will take care of the minimal one as well. Also, your > proposal makes the bundle version of Joost's installer obsolete. > > Anyway, you certainly need to seek more favorable votes for your > proposal. Right now, I see > > -: Bo, Joost, Edwin, (Georg?) > +: Uwe (Abdel, Christian?) + > > I guess more people will vote if their opinions will be considered > seriously. I mean, will you work on the current official code base if > you get less than half favorable votes? > > Cheers, > Bo > Peter
