Request for advice

2000-08-28 Thread Jeremy T. Bouse
I'm curious to find some differeing opinions pro/con use of XML for configuration files... also lookin to see if anyone can think of a C lib already design'd to use XML config files without havin to recreate the wheel and write original code... could really save me some time... Res

Request for advice

2000-08-28 Thread Jeremy T. Bouse
I'm curious to find some differeing opinions pro/con use of XML for configuration files... also lookin to see if anyone can think of a C lib already design'd to use XML config files without havin to recreate the wheel and write original code... could really save me some time... Re

Re: Documentation

2000-08-28 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 06:47:59PM +0200, "Jürgen A. Erhard" wrote: > >> INSTALL > > Josip> If it's generic, don't include it. If it explains only > Josip> stuff about compiling from source, don't include it either. > > But beware... it might mention config stuff inside this (or > dep

Re: Documentation

2000-08-28 Thread Hugo van der Merwe
> >> NEWS > > Josip> If it's like other NEWS files I've seen, this is fine. If > Josip> there's no upstream changelog, use this as it. > > I'd rather not "mv NEWS changelog" (if that's what you ment). I like > the (GNU-Standard) NEWS/ChangeLog split, and I like to see NEWS as > "NEWS

Re: Documentation

2000-08-28 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 06:47:59PM +0200, "Jürgen A. Erhard" wrote: > >> INSTALL > > Josip> If it's generic, don't include it. If it explains only > Josip> stuff about compiling from source, don't include it either. > > But beware... it might mention config stuff inside this (or > de

Re: Documentation

2000-08-28 Thread Jürgen A. Erhard
> "Josip" == Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Josip> On Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 11:07:29PM +0200, Hugo van der Merwe wrote: >> Where does one draw the line about how much documentation should be >> included? I just finished the first version of my first package, I threw >>

Re: Documentation

2000-08-28 Thread Hugo van der Merwe
> >> NEWS > > Josip> If it's like other NEWS files I've seen, this is fine. If > Josip> there's no upstream changelog, use this as it. > > I'd rather not "mv NEWS changelog" (if that's what you ment). I like > the (GNU-Standard) NEWS/ChangeLog split, and I like to see NEWS as > "NEW

Re: Documentation

2000-08-28 Thread "Jürgen A. Erhard"
> "Josip" == Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Josip> On Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 11:07:29PM +0200, Hugo van der Merwe wrote: >> Where does one draw the line about how much documentation should be >> included? I just finished the first version of my first package, I threw >>

RE: how to package gocr

2000-08-28 Thread arto . astala
I believe some similar cases have been handled earlier by suggests type dependencies. The reasoning is: - the main functionality does not require wish, so it must not be required - recommends is also a bit heavy handed for this, the package is perfectly usable without it (i.e. no functionalit

RE: how to package gocr

2000-08-28 Thread arto . astala
I believe some similar cases have been handled earlier by suggests type dependencies. The reasoning is: - the main functionality does not require wish, so it must not be required - recommends is also a bit heavy handed for this, the package is perfectly usable without it (i.e. no functionali