From: Sam Roberts <sroberts@...>
Date: 2005-09-27T11:21:22+09:00
Subject: Re: gems is a language change, not a pkging system

Quoting james@grayproductions.net, on Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 11:06:01AM +0900:
> I think many of the rest of us consider a packaging system a critical  
> language feature, past due.  So don't fault us for moving forward and  
> we won't fault you for standing still.

You are misrepresenting me as being opposed to a packaging system.

I am not, and never have been.

Packaging is close to non-controversial, as far as I can tell. Other
than wishes for improved functionality, I have heard almost no debate.

If gems had stopped at a good packaging system, it would probably be in
the std lib by now.

As a versioning system, which requires language change, there is much
debate.

I guess if you shout loud enough that anybody opposed to the gems
require hack is a dinosaur opposed to packaging you might make it
*appear* to be true, but it won't be.

I am simply opposed to packaging being coupled to versioning.

Munging your solutions to two problems together just because a bunch
of you happen to have both problems, and despite causing other people
new problems, doesn't seem like a great idea.

Sam