Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Audio program installs
From: Oliver Sampson (olsam_AT_quickaudio.com)
Date: Mon Mar 25 2002 - 10:49:20 EET
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 10:11:36 -0500, Paul Davis <pbd_AT_Op.Net> wrote:
>>On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 09:23:04 +0100
>>Oliver Sampson <olsam_AT_quickaudio.com> wrote:
>>
>>> [olsam_AT_friday jack]$ autoconf
>>
>>Why are you runing autoconf?
>>
>>Did you read the installation instructions in the INSTALL file?
>>
>>Only package manitainers need to run autoconf etc. You should be running
>>the configure script. Now go and read that INSTALL file.
That's funny from what I've seen about some other projects is that
autoconf/configure is pretty much SoP. It wasn't until I bumped into
ardour and JACK that I found the autogen.sh. Okeydokey, I'll start
using autogen.sh instead.
>
>JACK is not distributed with a configure script when it is retrieved
>from CVS, which is typical of about 80% of CVS-based "releases". I
>know that some people disagree with this, and believe that CVS should
>include the configure script. I have yet to be convinced by this, but
>I'm willing.
I think it just depends on the audience you're trying to reach.
Configure scripts make things a bit easier (especially with CVS only
software), and if you can make things a bit easier, you might reach a
wider audience than you normally would have. Not everybody (even
Linux enthusiasts/users) have the time/patience/willpower to try and
figure out how to really install the package. They just want to use
it.
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Oliver Sampson
olsam_AT_quickaudio.com
http://www.oliversampson.com
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