<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> > From: pbone@csse.unimelb.edu.au > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:01:54AM +1200, Parker Jones wrote: > > > > Thanks for your reply Paul. > > > > > From: pbone@csse.unimelb.edu.au > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:14:15AM +1200, Parker Jones wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Are there any plans to release a Mercury debian package? Last time I installed, it took several hours to compile which is a bit of a barrier to entry. I wonder how many users would benefit from it being packaged? > > > > > > > > Mercury has been packaged before, so perhaps it could be quite painless... > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/mercury > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/mercury > > > > > > > > > > I've started work on a Debian package, but unfortunatly I don't have much spare > > > time to work on this. I definitly agree that it would be useful. > > > > > > See: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=379682 > > > > >From the above link I understand you want to create many debian packages (for the different grades). This is perhaps useful but more complicated and time-consuming. Wouldn't it be easier to simply package it exactly as it was before and get it out of the door. Then when someone has time the packaging could be developed further. > > > > Would really love to just type: > > apt-get install mercury > > Yes. I'd like separate packages, but I'd also like a meta package perhaps > 'mercury-dev' which should include "everything you need to develop in Mercury". > > Using separate packages in Debian is actually really easy. The hard bit is > making sure all of mercury's features are packaged correctly. Therefore I'll > start by disabling most but the very basic features and packaging only: > + The compiler (statically linked). > + Other utilities and scripts that the compiler needs. > + Mercury's equivalent of header files for the standard library. > + C header files for the runtime system. > + Static libraries for the runtime system and standard library. > + The same for the mdbcomp, browse and trace libraries which are linked > against even in no-debugging grades. > + All libraries would be built in a single grade, asm_fast.gc > > Also, packing something 'exactly as it is' for Debian isn't really possible. > Debian's policies are quite strict (and for good reason). I've put in some > effort already to make Mercury more con formant. > > If you're interested in what I've done already point your i386 or amd64 lenny > system at: > http://www.mercury.csse.unimelb.edu.au/debian/ I gave it a try installing the deb under Ubuntu 10.04 but I couldn't satisfy the gcc-3.4 dependency :-( > Thanks for your interest. Thank you Paul for putting some time into packaging. Cheers, Parker <hr />If it exists, you'll find it on SEEK <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157639089/direct/01/' target='_new'>Want to be a Space Travel Agent?</a></body> </html>