On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 03:51:42PM +0100, Lourens Veen wrote: >1) User downloads source from gimp.org, and compiles and installs gimp >himself >2) User downloads and installs an RPM (or other package) from the net >(either directly, or via an ftp install of his favourite distribution). >3) User installs gimp with the rest of his distribution from a cdrom >(which presumably uses some sort of package system) [...] >Conclusion: 1 and 3 collide. It kinda depends on how you see it, and how you make the system. Let us assume that a user builds GIMP from source, for some reason (any reason). Wouldn't it be logical if that user also wanted to build the plug-ins from source? Optionally, have a script or something that allows the building from source to work. For a really good example on how to do this, look at Perl and CPAN. Now look at e.g. Debian -- does CPAN make any trouble for them? Doesn't look like it from my perspectiv, at least. :-) Have plug-ins in a standardized installation/building form, and a single tree, possibly with world-wide mirrors. And make a simple dependency system for that shell installer (should plug-ins depend on each others at all, really?) if you need it. /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://members.xoom.com/sneeze/
