>>On the other hand if you write VB 2-liner and you want to
distribute that you have to have 2/3 floppies just to fit
the supporitng libraries on it.<<

No, you just have to track down the five other packages or tarballs you need
to install in order to run your new software. I've run into more than a
couple of programs that had some very obscure dependencies. This is one of
the roadblocks for consumer acceptance. The consumer is not going to be
happy with an install routine that tells them "Here's a list of other things
you need to run this software, you're on your own from here bud." Even as an
experienced user, I find this highly annoying.


Michael J. Sheldon
Internet Applications Developer
Phone: 480.699.1084
http://www.desertraven.com/
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-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
Furmanek, Greg
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 10:25
To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
Subject: RE: Linux Programmer


I do not understand why you comparing way of distributing
programs to the coding/programming discussion.

RPM uses database to keep track of the files you installed.
Tarball is the *source* of a program you are going to
compile.
After you install you are going to end up with the same result
with the exception of the entry in the RPM database.

On the other hand if you write VB 2-liner and you want to
distribute that you have to have 2/3 floppies just to fit
the supporitng libraries on it.

The Wolf


-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Lucas Vogel [mailto:lvogel@exponent.com]
-> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 9:31 AM
-> To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
-> Subject: RE: Linux Programmer
->
->
-> Give ME a break. You get the same issues w/RPM's and
-> tarballs. The tarballs
-> have far more damaging potential, though, when you're running the
-> ./configure script and it dies because of something you may not know
-> anything about how to fix, something that happened
-> frequently when I was
-> running COL 2.2. Don't make this a Windows-only (or VB, for
-> that matter)
-> because it isn't.
->
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: The Wolf [mailto:codewolf@earthlink.net]
-> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 9:19 PM
-> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
-> Subject: Re: Linux Programmer
->
->
-> William Lindley wrote:
-> >
-> > "Code bloat" in my mind is when you write a two-line VB
-> program and wind
-> > up with three megabytes of stuff that has to be installed.
->  Gimme a break.
-> >
-> > \\/
-> >
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