[GRASS-dev] CLI!=GUI

[Markus Neteler]

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Glynn Clements
<glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:
> Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
>
>> Something like:
>>
>> make build-core | build-xdriver | build-wxgui | build-tkgui
>>
>> make install-core | install-xdriver | install-wxgui | install-tkgui
>>
>> would be more modular and clean. Of course, one can always now
>> install the whole beast, use only what is of interest and avoid
>> installing all dependencies. As said, it works too.
>> But I - as packager - would prefer avoiding tons of silly reports
>> about 'command X is not working because Y is missing' and installing
>> most required dependencies for all commands provided.
>
> You can package it how you want, but I don't think that it's realistic
> to structure GRASS around individual packagers' policies (e.g. who
> says what is "core" and what isn't).

Well, I think that Francesco suggestion above is pretty clear.
It does not look like too strange to me and sufficiently generic.

Markus