Hi Coolman,
Thank you for your post.
You're right, the old setup_lnx.sh script does the job.
Fortunately should I add.
However, this script isn't multi lingual and doesn't install InForm that, for me (and a lot of other users), is a mandatory QB64PE addon like was vWATCH64 that Fellippe Heitor offered to be integrated in QB64.
This old fashioned script doesn't allow you to uninstall QB64PE or even to make a backup of your work before reinstalling or uninstalling your preferred programming language.
So, I don't critic the Matt Kilgore's work.
I never did, nor ever will.
I just propose a second way, more user friendly, powerful and versatile.
So, as you said, why not have the two install scripts in the package and let the choice to use the one or the other?
Just my two cents.
Cheers.
Fifi
Note: I'm even thinking to a graphical install executable in the future if I've time and can ever do it with InForm-pe.
PS: Why the Matt's name mention was removed from the setup_lnx.sh file? This is not fair for him even f it's a tiny bash file!
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Thank you for your post.
(09-13-2022, 12:08 PM)Coolman Wrote: under linux the script setup_lnx.sh does the job. i modify it slightly to optimize the generation of the executable and i remove some sections. it's done quickly. it takes me a few minutes to compile everything. too frequent changes waste a lot of readaptation time. i think it's better to keep the script as is. that said nothing prevents to put another script to let the choice to the users.
You're right, the old setup_lnx.sh script does the job.
Fortunately should I add.
However, this script isn't multi lingual and doesn't install InForm that, for me (and a lot of other users), is a mandatory QB64PE addon like was vWATCH64 that Fellippe Heitor offered to be integrated in QB64.
This old fashioned script doesn't allow you to uninstall QB64PE or even to make a backup of your work before reinstalling or uninstalling your preferred programming language.
So, I don't critic the Matt Kilgore's work.
I never did, nor ever will.
I just propose a second way, more user friendly, powerful and versatile.
So, as you said, why not have the two install scripts in the package and let the choice to use the one or the other?
Just my two cents.
Cheers.
Fifi
Note: I'm even thinking to a graphical install executable in the future if I've time and can ever do it with InForm-pe.
PS: Why the Matt's name mention was removed from the setup_lnx.sh file? This is not fair for him even f it's a tiny bash file!
.
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