From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: patch org-mode Makefile - solve a couple debian build problems and a slackware build problem Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:38:23 +0200 Message-ID: <87vcvbn91c.fsf@gnu.org> References: <8739ii885d.fsf@gnu.org> <21342.1310116208@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> <87k4bsfmuv.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <4397.1310165406@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> <87vcvckm0s.fsf@Rainer.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36290) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfT35-0007dc-JH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:38:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfT33-0005Wj-3G for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:38:03 -0400 Received: from mail-fx0-f52.google.com ([209.85.161.52]:45806) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfT32-0005Wc-KB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:38:00 -0400 Received: by fxd18 with SMTP id 18so2452380fxd.39 for ; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:37:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87vcvckm0s.fsf@Rainer.invalid> (Achim Gratz's message of "Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:26:11 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Achim Gratz Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Achim, Achim Gratz writes: > A Makefile is not the place to pull stunts, IMHO. Whenever you feel > that should become necessary, maybe it's time to go autoconf or some > similar mechanism. I don't think that's the right thing to do for > org-mode, since it again adds some dependency on other software. I'm not a big fan of considering autoconf either. Wild guess: - 90% of Org users use the Emacs version; - for those who do not, 90% can live with the current Makefile; - for the 10% that cannot run the Makefile: - 50% will just locally add the right load-path and info-path - 50% will need more install information. The solution I suggest is to clearly document the few exceptions (0.5%) for those who need them. -- Bastien