Re: [t-rst] inclusion into Minimals, i. e. installation using `./first-setup.sh --extras='t-rst'`

From: Marco <netuse@lavabit.com>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: [t-rst] inclusion into Minimals, i. e. installation using `./first-setup.sh --extras='t-rst'`
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 23:00:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110508230023.4da50af0@glyph> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinvs7bBZtrLEowuZ3QgicH-=0QuNw@mail.gmail.com>

On 2011-05-08 Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 19:36, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
> wrote:
>
> > On 8-5-2011 4:56, Arthur Reutenauer wrote:
> >
> >>> Another option could be to use a http browser, using
> >>> Hans'  mtxrun web  server and  client? That  is pure
> >>> lua, but of  course it is not  available until after
> >>> installation of context.
> >>
> >>   We could bootstrap  the system by first downloading
> >> only  the  necessary pieces,  like  is  done for  the
> >> Minimals.  It  should only  need half a  dozen files.
> >>  But  all that  needs  to be  actually developed,  of
> >> course.
> >
> > can  someone remind  me what  problem we're  trying to
> > solve here?
>
> Having a GUI installer for the minimals (to make it more
> user-friendly and enable the user to choose what modules
> and fonts to install).

Just a (maybe stupid) idea:

What about making the  existing windows GUI install and/or
update  all available  modules/fonts,  since most  windows
users don't care about a few hundred MiB disk space.

Second,  creating  a  repository  for  Debian/Ubuntu  that
enables  Linux users  to  install the  minimals using  the
system package manager. It's easy  to create a package for
the modules.

I have no idea how  package management works for MacOS, if
something  like  repositories  exist or  how  software  is
installed/updated.

And leave the existing  interface for the other platforms,
since  the vast  majority  uses either  Linux, Windows  or
MacOS.

Marco

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