Debian xmonad packages − please test
Hi, I have created Debian packages for xmonad, based on the 0.3 release. I will upload them to debian as soon as I get some positive feedback, so please test them. There are two binary packages: * xmonad contains the xmonad binary with the default configuration, as well as a wrapper in /usr/bin/xmonad that calls ~/.xmonad/xmonad instead, if it exists. * xmonad-rebuild contains the xmonad source and a script called xmonad-rebuild which will create a custom ~/.xmonad/xmonad if you have put your configuration in ~/.xmonad/config.hs It also comes with example configurations (contributions welcome) It does not yet contain XMonadContrib. dons mentioned that he had expected that directory to be present in the release tarballs, so when it appears in 0.4, it will also be in the source shipped with xmonad-rebuild and available for your custom configuration. You can find the packages on http://people.debian.org/~nomeata/xmonad/ Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim "nomeata" Breitner Debian Developer nomeata@debian.org | ICQ# 74513189 | GPG-Keyid: 4743206C JID: joachimbreitner@amessage.de | http://people.debian.org/~nomeata
Hi, Am Sonntag, den 07.10.2007, 12:09 -0300 schrieb Isaac Dupree:
Joachim Breitner wrote:
configuration in ~/.xmonad/config.hs
I guess that should be "Config.hs" rather then "config.hs"?
Personally, I prefer lower case names, and the file, as saved in ~/.xmonad/ is not there to be run as a haskell file directly. The script of course copies it to the source tree as Config.hs. Do you think this is actually more confusing to the user? Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim Breitner e-Mail: mail@joachim-breitner.de Homepage: http://www.joachim-breitner.de ICQ#: 74513189
Joachim Breitner wrote:
Hi,
Am Sonntag, den 07.10.2007, 12:09 -0300 schrieb Isaac Dupree:
Joachim Breitner wrote:
configuration in ~/.xmonad/config.hs I guess that should be "Config.hs" rather then "config.hs"?
Personally, I prefer lower case names, and the file, as saved in ~/.xmonad/ is not there to be run as a haskell file directly.
The script of course copies it to the source tree as Config.hs.
Do you think this is actually more confusing to the user?
hmm If the file was automatically created, it probably wouldn't make a difference If the user is trying to learn Haskell, they might be confused a little about case-sensitivity of module/file names If the user is moving a Config.hs file between some of their own xmonad compile, and ~/.xmonad, it would be easier if it had the same case. In fact, this reason feels like it is personally relevant to me enough (if I were using debian) that I would prefer "Config.hs" but these reasons are perhaps not so strong if you (or others?) feel strongly about it Isaac
Hi, Am Sonntag, den 07.10.2007, 14:17 -0300 schrieb Isaac Dupree:
Joachim Breitner wrote:
Do you think this is actually more confusing to the user?
hmm
If the file was automatically created, it probably wouldn't make a difference
If the user is trying to learn Haskell, they might be confused a little about case-sensitivity of module/file names
If the user is moving a Config.hs file between some of their own xmonad compile, and ~/.xmonad, it would be easier if it had the same case. In fact, this reason feels like it is personally relevant to me enough (if I were using debian) that I would prefer "Config.hs"
but these reasons are perhaps not so strong if you (or others?) feel strongly about it
Actually, I guess you are right. If it’s Config.hs somewhere else, then there is little reason to rename it. I’ve just uploaded a new version (0.3-0.4), so let’s forget about config.hs before it’s too late :-) Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim Breitner e-Mail: mail@joachim-breitner.de Homepage: http://www.joachim-breitner.de ICQ#: 74513189
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