[pkg-fso-maint] consider removing zhone from install.sh?

Mitja Kleider mitja at mitjakleider.de
Wed May 27 15:23:45 UTC 2009


Hi Luca,

> On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:59:24 +0200, Mitja Kleider wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch, 27. Mai 2009 schrieb Luca Capello:
> >> On Sun, 24 May 2009 20:39:34 +0200, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote:
> >> > Could we make installation of zhone optional in install.sh? People
> >> > could then login with ssh and install whatever dialer they like.
> >>
> >> Even if Zhone can now be installed again, I implemented this:
>
> [...]
>
> > matchbox-window-manager, openmoko-panel-plugin and trayer should be an
> > option, too.
>
> No, please.
>
> The only reason I implemented the ZHONE choice is because of the very
> same nature of Zhone, mostly its dependencies, which are a de facto
> nightmare to maintain.  Matchbox and openmoko-panel-plugin works
> flawlessly and they do not have dependency problem.  Moreover, AFAIK
> they are the default choice for Debian on Openmoko for some of the
> pkg-fso members, which means that as soon as there is a problem, it is
> promptly spotted (and hopefully fixed).
>
> As I have already said in the past, adding more and more options to
> install.sh (which is IMHO already too complex) is not worth the effort.
I also think it is already too complex. The three mentioned packages are not 
necessary for a minimal installation or e17 or other environments.
I manually delete them from install.sh each installation, which is fine for 
now but not very comfortable.
Anyway, it just came into my mind when I read "choice of dialer application".

Mitja



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