On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Volker Braun <vbraun.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Monday, November 11, 2013 10:09:54 AM UTC-8, Ralf Hemmecke wrote: >> >> But I think even if I send that log, the bug is rather that Sage should >> check "git --version" and then don't start trying to build git at all, >> no? > > > That is really a feature request, not a bug. Of course it would be nice. If > you want to work on a configure-style script that queries the system for > build- and runtime dependencies then please do! Ideally it'll know about > package management in different distributions to make reasonable suggestions > about what to install before trying to build from source. And is easily > extensible.
It's much better to accidentally build a git that we don't need than the other way around (especially if version mismatches manifest as subtle bugs). Also, the git shipped with Sage, if not patched, at least is well tested in context. Working binary downloads are very important too, not everyone clones and builds. The biggest bug is that clone + make didn't just work; once we solve that we can optimize the process. - Robert -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
