From: Gabriel D. R. <gd...@in...> - 2013-08-20 23:10:19
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On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Christophe Rhodes <cs...@ca...> wrote: > Gabriel Dos Reis <gd...@in...> writes: > >> In the case of OpenAxiom, I've already explained this. SBCL is >> the default Lisp system for OpenAxiom on GNU/Linux systems. >> I can't make it the default on Windows -- where we actually have lot >> of users, but most of whom non-Lisp technical users -- in most >> part because of this unhelpful message. > > But in the case of OpenAxiom, you (apparently, according to your > website), are distributing source, which you expect your users to > compile with the lisp implementation of their choice. If I go to > <http://www.open-axiom.org/download.html>, I find only source > distributions, not binaries, and the INSTALL instructions inform the > prospective users that they must have a Lisp system already installed in > order to build OpenAxiom itself. For Windows (mostly XP and 7), I distribute binaries. The sources are there for any adventurous Windows user. > > In the message of Neil Gilmore that I was replying to, he alluded to > non-technical users for whom he was developing software, which (I > presume) would be delivered in binary form. I understand your case, > where you require your users to install a Lisp system from upstream on > their own; I am trying to understand his case, where (again, I presume) > the distribution is in binary form, and where the modification of the > system to remove any message would need to be done only on the > developer's system. > > Cheers, > > Christophe |