Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] SF.net SVN: jazzplusplus:[620] web/htdocs/buildingtex2rtf/index.php

[D.B. M. <db...@ho...>]

> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:44:01 -0800
> From: pstieber
> To: jazzplusplus-devel
> Subject: Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] SF.net	SVN:	jazzplusplus:[620]	web/htdocs/buildingtex2rtf/index.php
> 
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> Pete said;
> I caused the problem by worrying about a potential user that may not 
> have root access on a machine.  I faced this situation at work when a 
> colleague attempted to install wxWidgets at a user site and didn't have 
> root access.  I copied the instructions from a work web site I generated.
> 
> The autotools and autoconf in particular default to /usr/local as the 
> installation location.  For wxWidgets, I like the idea of specifying 
> /usr/local/wx{version} so that multiple versions can be loaded and I can 
> wipe out the entire install by removing that directory.  Otherwise I 
> would have to remove particular files in /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib, 
> /usr/local/include... and this can be a pain if the user has other codes 
> installed in these directories.  I'm not sure in wxWidgets has a "make 
> uninstall" command, but even if it does, I don't want to rely on it as 
> the user may erase their build directory.
>

This is all entirely sane, especially as many distros ship wx standard

> 
> So for now, I think I'll assume everyone that is building Jazz++ is a 
> developer, or helping me debug problems and change the instructions to...
> 
> 1. Assume the developer has root access and if they don't assume they 
> are smart enough to deal with the "--prefix=..." configure option.
> 2. Use --prefix-/usr/local/wx289 for wxWidgets and have the user build 
> and install both release and debug versions of the wxWidgets library.
> 3. Use the default prefix (/usr/local) for tex2rtf.  The only files that 
> get installed are tex2rtf and tex2rtf_gui in the /usr/local/bin 
> directory and this is usually included in the users path.  This code 
> will use the release version of wxWidgets.  I don't want to deal with 
> tex2rtf issues at this point.
> 4. Give instructions for both a debug and release build of Jazz++ and 
> the developer can choose.
> 
> Does this sound OK?
>

Sounds good to me, my only gripe was that the given instructions for
tex2rtf placed the binaries outside $PATH and broke the jazz build
instructions, nothing more. I also presume (as opposed to assume)
that anyone building jazz++ is a developer/tester or helper - what I
assume here is someone will prove that presumption to be wrong ;-)
 

> I'd really prefer to work on the code instead of these instructions.  I 
> still don't have it recording MIDI :-(

Indeed....if you want me to do anything, just aim me...

I haven't checked record functions yet -- I do know the bank/patch 
selection isn't working for me...

Regards,

Don


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