Re: [BLACKBOX] Grouped or separate CPC modules?

From: [at]} <Wojtek>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:33:24 -0500

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Doug:

I would say that a comprehensive description of what these procedures are
doing is perhaps more important than the means of delivery. If I know what
is in there, and I determine from the description that I need it, then I
will find a way to dig it out. But if I only know that "there is lots of
perhaps interesting stuff in there", then I will not bother unpacking,
whether it is easy or not.

I vividly remember reading Robert's documents on Lib. Once I knew what was
there, I went all the way to get the content. I knew that the installation
difficulties did not matter. Whichever was the packing, I wanted the
modules.

W.


> Folks,
>
> Helmut and I are having a discussion about the best way
> to distribute software on CPC. Specifically about the 'My'
> subsystem.
>
> Helmut wants to put all modules belonging to 'My' into a single
> Quick-Start file but I feel that is not quite right since there will
> be many modules within 'My' but a user may not want all of those
> modules at any one time.
>
> For example, MyFiles and MyObjects are unrelated so that
> including both in a distribution for someone who only wants
> one of them put unnecessary software on the their machine.
>
> However, having a single encoded file containing all 'My' modules
> is convenient and easy to install whereas having many separate
> installations may make it more difficult to keep software in synch
> when there are modifications.
>
> So we throw out the question to the community and ask:
> "What is your preference? Grouped or separate?"
>
> -Doug Danforth
>
>
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