goran.hultgren at bluefish.se wrote:
> Julian Fitzell <julian at beta4.com> wrote:
> [SNIP]
> 
>>I didn't say SqueakMap depended on SARInstaller.  I meant that packages 
>>that are packaged as SARs depend on SARInstaller.  So when you try to 
>>install a SAR package and don't have SARInstaller, it will get installed 
>>first since it is a dependency.
> 
> 
> Duh. Ok, sorry - didn't read careful enough. Yes, this would be neat.
> But... hmmm. Interesting. It wouldn't work at all with the current
> architecture - nor the one I am aiming for in 1.1. Hmmmm.
> 
I'm curious why it doesn't work with what you're planning.  Isn't it 
just a simple matter of giving the package a dependency on the 
installer?  Presumably all the dependencies are installed prior to the 
package itsself?

I'm guessing I'm missing something obvious.

> 
>>>It is more like a "good extra addon to make SqueakMap even better".
>>>"Load scripts" are fine for that I think. Especially since a "load
>>>script" can ask the user "Hey, do you want all the installers too?" etc.
>>
>>Yeah, but I don't think you ever need to install all the installers, you 
>>just install the ones you depend on when you need them.
> 
> 
> True. Need to think about this...
> 
> regards, Göran
> 
> 


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