Re: gEDA: Some suggestions

[Daniel J Wisehart <dw-at-NOSPAMyankee_dot_us_dot_com>]

On Thursday 30 December 2004 03:12, Karel Kulhavy wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 09:26:33PM +1100, John Sheahan wrote:
> > Karel Kulhavy wrote:
> > >It is necessary to write:
> > >a) What are the gEDA's requirements on the system
> > >b) How do I test if my system fullfills them (step-by-step guide)
> > >c) How do I convert non-compliant system into a compliant one
> > > (step-by-step guide)
> >
> > surely in the general case option (c) is  hard to write.
>
> Why? If we depend on libraries L1 and L2, we just supply a pointer to
> L1 homepage where step-by-step guide how to install L1 is, and a pointer to
> L2 homepage where step-by-step guide how to install L2 is.

I have to agree that (c) is hard to write at best.  If you took up the task of 
writing it I think you would see it is non-trivial at best.  As a first step 
you would need to identify all of the problems configure might run into and 
how to solve each one.

Regards,
Daniel