[Pkg-crosswire-devel] Module dependencies

[Norbert Bollow]

Jonathan Morgan <jonmmorgan at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
> > In my opinion, it is wise to handle the complexities of the
> > interaction between the two module distribution mechanisms as
> > far upstream as possible.
> 
> You will still need to handle the case of "Copyrighted: Distribution
> rights given to Crosswire".  Installmgr in Gnomesword and Bibletime
> currently does support it.  Debian or Ubuntu cannot support it
> perfectly out of the box with or without Crosswire's help, AFAIK,
> since it would need at a minimum to add a Crosswire package
> repository.  Without Crosswire's help (and not much support has been
> given to packaging in the past) installmgr and downloadable zip files
> remain the only way of getting at these modules.

I would propose that for our current goal (to create decent Ubuntu +
Debian packages in time for Unbuntu Jaunty) there is no need to take
any action regarding those restricted-distribution content modules
for now, besides making sure that we don't break the "Installmgr"
mechanism.

The main point of what I meant with "handle the complexities of the
interaction between the two module distribution mechanisms" is that
the Gnomesword and Bibletime programs that we distribute should still
function properly (in particular allowing users to download further
modules) if there are some content modules present which been
installed from .deb packages.

Is this functionality already implemented?

Blessings and greetings
Norbert