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Instead of forcing users to "install file" and "install path," which is bound to cause frustration, you could probably just have an "install stdlib" meta-packag
by mcantor 16y ago
Instead of forcing users to "install file" and "install path," which is bound to cause frustration, you could probably just have an "install stdlib" meta-package. Or at least an "install list stdlib" command that showed people all of the packages to install if they wanted stdlib functionality, which would be completely clear and allow for cherry-picking packages. Or install all packages in stdlib by default and let people remove them if they want.
- chrislloyd 16y agoYeah absolutely. I think what is important is that people can fork and change the stdlib. I also like the idea of platform independence coming from installing different Gems, i.e. "file-java" and "file-win32". However, that could work out to be a cluster-cuss in practice.