From: patrick-may@... (Patrick May) Date: 2002-09-17T16:12:58+09:00 Subject: Re: a few build script recipes for the list Massimiliano Mirra wrote in message news:<20020916153522.GA29288@newton.rcost.unisannio.it>... > On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 02:48:32PM +0900, Patrick May wrote: > > install_depends -- install dependencies into site_ruby > > Nice. I'm working on dependency handling for rpkg right now (see next > msg) and am getting real crazy with multiple levels, conflicting > packages, and ensuring against cyclic dependencies (see next msg ;-)). > I know it is not polite to assume insanity in someone else, but are > you going to deal with these, too? What, trying to steal code? Who? > Me? Naaaaaah... and by the way, under what license do you release? > ;-> Ruby's license. Looks like you've been pulling an all nighter. I didn't try to track dependencies b/w libraries, I tried to keep things simple. I came up with this by automatting the entire Narf install process. The only crazy bit is patching the html-parser library, which is what drove me to use a block to run off the actual installation. I did checkout rpkg before I installed it, and I had some philosophical differences. Mainly I was wondering if dpkg was necessarily a good model for our CPAN / RAA.suc tool. I'm going think about my hunches, and try to write some usable feedback later on. (aka, right now its late and I need sleep) Good luck with your dependencies, ~ Patrick