Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] A native scheme install

[Felix]

From: Jim Ursetto <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] A native scheme install
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:01:36 -0600

> On Jan 29, 2013, at 12:55 PM, Michele La Monaca wrote:
> 
>> Ehi, I am not saying let's switch to install.scm as the default
>> installer (not for now at least). My proposition is: let's bundle
>> install.scm in the tarball and let's give the user an extra chance to
>> have a BSD-compatible install program.
> 
> Well, your proposition also includes adding a bunch of code to the
> files unit (that relies on unit posix, which is likely
> a no-go in and of itself).
> 
> Here's my humble suggestion: Move your file-install and file=? code
> directly into your install.scm script, and we'll make the install.scm
> script available from the downloads page as an option.

Well, we could also just add it to "scripts" and ship it with the
distribution tarball. I agree with moving the file-stuff into the
script, we should keep unit-interdependencies at a minimum - it is
already bad enough as it is.


cheers,
felix