Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: >>>>>> "Georg" == Georg Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Georg> Something like that. The problem is not that the installation > Georg> is too difficult, the problem is that I want to keep the number > Georg> of packages I need to compile from source as minimal as > Georg> possible. I already have a lot of these, and keeping them up to > Georg> date is time consuming. And of course as soon as qt 4.2.3 is > Georg> out LyX will require it, so I'll have to reinstall qt as often > Georg> as a new version comes out. > > You expressed it very well, Georg. And I'll just reiterate that this > is how linux works. So please be nice guys for poor old linux users.
Are #ifdefs ok then? > > I will also add, that we used to have a LyX that worked with qt 3.0 > without big hurdles, and we jump to being forced to require last > week's version of Qt. I think this tells us that either: > > - we use as sole frontend a library revsion that is not stable nor > finished. > > - we are like young kids that do not care about the outer world > because we want to play with new toys. > > Either explanation is negative wrt where LyX is going, IMO. > >>> (I assume you don't wanna link statically because of the wasted >>> memory.) > > Georg> And security fixes. I don't want to watch security bulletins > Georg> and apply some patches, I simply want a > > Georg> apt-get update; apt-get upgrade > > Georg> and be done with it, because other people do the security stuff > Georg> for me. > > This is a _very_ important point. > > Georg> If LyX goes this route then without me, because it is > Georg> completely wrong IMO. > > And moreover if there is a need to fight against such direction every > other week, it will also be without me. I am impressed how people can > be able to swear they will be reasonable once they get their brand new > toy and then fail to stick with that. > > We are supposed to manage a project, not just write code. > > JMarc > -- Peter Kümmel
