>>>>> On 14 Nov 2000 17:03:45 -0500, Michael Welsh Duggan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> said:
Michael> I am in the new maintainer queue and intend to adopt the jde Michael> package. The current maintainer, Ruud de Rooij Michael> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, has offered to sponsor any packages I Michael> create in the meantime. Michael> Now, the current JDE sources have some dependencies on some Michael> other packages, which have seperate upstream sources. These Michael> are: Michael> Updated speedbar and semantic bovinator. Michael> Now, these could be packaged as part of jde, or as seperate Michael> packages themselves. My insticts would be to package the Michael> whole as two packages (contacting upstream maintainers as Michael> appropriate): jde speedbar (which would include the Michael> bovinator) Michael> The jde package would depend on speedbar and elib. Michael> Note that speedbar is part of both the Xemacs and Emacs Michael> packages. Emacs20 has an older version, whereas the Michael> xemacs21 package has an up-to-date version. In fact, Michael> Xemacs21 seems to come with the jde as part of it, albeit an Michael> out-of-date version. What would others suggest I do? I don't know either speedbar or semantic bovinator, so I can't give you an answer for the question I'm posing. The question is "Is speedbar or semantic bovinator often useful without the other?" If so consider splitting them. But there are other questions like "By combining them am I taking up a lot of extra possibly wasted room?" If you aren't combine them. It's always a tradeoff. Oh and my favorite question "What's the easiest solution for me and will the users scream if I make that decision?" :) Jim -- @James LewisMoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Blessed Be! @ http://jimdres.home.mindspring.com | Linux is kewl! @"Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Bach
