Re: RFC: Framework support in -make

[Lars Sonchocky-Helldorf]

On 12.05.2003 14:19:50 Helge Hess wrote:
>Personally I have about three different RPM database running on my dev
>system in home directories to do some testing.

Helge, you are the typical example of a advanced unix geek, someone who 
knows every twist and wrinkle of his machines.

But don't expect this knowlegde from a novice, that means we should not 
make GNUstep more complicated by relying on some more or less obscure 
features of special purpose software which is out of our influence (in 
this case RPM). GNUstep already depends on too much third party stuff IMHO 
one of the reasons that the GNUstep installation process is that 
complicated and breaks every once in a while (due to updates of those 
external libs).

So I think we should make GNUstep as simple as possible for the end user 
(in this case: installation without RPM). Wasn't simplicity one of the 
points where OPENSTEP really shined?

>
>regards,
>   Helge Hess

greetings, Lars