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musher0 · Last edited by musher0 on Tue 22 Oct 2013, 16:56; edited 1 time in total

Hello!

How useful would it be to group the latest run-time versions for perl,
python, java jre, and qt, and perhaps a few other important programming
languages in a single sfs, separate from the devx file?

In this context, perl and python could even be transferred from the devx
file to this separate programming languages sfs, thus making the devx
lighter.

Those languages would be all in one place, and the user would not have to
look all over the place to download them when (s)he needs to run an
application written in language x.

Has something like this ever been attempted for Puppy? On another distro?
Do you think it's a practical idea?

Since I'm a power user and not a specialist in any of the above languages,
I thought I'd ask for expert advice about the pros and cons, the feasability
and the usefulness of such a project.

Thanks in advance for any input and best regards.

musher0

musher0 · Posted: Tue 22 Oct 2013, 10:10 Post subject:

Hello!

I'm reporting success with this procedure on sulu-5.2.8.6, as follows:
* the zs001025.sfs file now contains, in addition to the initial drivers,
__java_jre1.7.0_45 and the qt-4.8.1 libraries;
* in lupu_devx_528-4.sfs, python-2.6 has been replaced with v. 3.3.2.

I prepared the substitute files in the Puppy it was intended for, but I had
to over-write the files in the sulu folder from another Puppy. Beforehand,
I also un-hooked the respective sfs's in the boot manager.

The Puppy boot process took a couple of seconds longer, but the changes
were not noticed. I tested a few java and Qt programs , and everything is
working fine.

BFN.

musher0

Atle · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 598 Location: Oslo, Norway

I think your one to something good here. I do not understand a thing about coding my self, but I understand the need for these tools to develop.

Maybe Bacon could be something here? (taking a risk on a issue i dont know s*** about)

mavrothal · Joined: 24 Aug 2009 Posts: 2860

L18L

Atle · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 598 Location: Oslo, Norway

What other are recommended languages that can be added?

And thanks for not pointing out my ignorance in a hard manner Embarassed

L18L · Posted: Tue 22 Oct 2013, 11:50 Post subject:

amigo · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 2590

Bad idea -let each one be in its' own. I use perl and python occasionally, but never qt nor java, etc.

Anything that needs such stuff should indicate that in some sort of requires=?? facility so the package manager can handle that. Or how about doing like Slackware and just include everything in a 'full' installation -then when someone has trouble because of something missing you simply scold them "You didn't do a full installation!"

musher0 · Posted: Tue 22 Oct 2013, 16:06 Post subject:

musher0 · Posted: Tue 22 Oct 2013, 16:15 Post subject:

musher0 · Posted: Tue 22 Oct 2013, 16:34 Post subject:

L18L · Posted: Wed 23 Oct 2013, 08:05 Post subject:

L18L · Posted: Wed 23 Oct 2013, 08:09 Post subject: java

musher0 · Posted: Wed 23 Oct 2013, 14:14 Post subject: Re: java

joaomcteixeira · Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Portugal

Quickpet brings already JAVA to the easy install and also Qt (tough I never tried to install those from Quickpet)

Quickpet Raring 3.7