[rkward-devel] static windows binary

[Thomas Friedrichsmeier]

Hi,

On Saturday 08 May 2010, Prasenjit Kapat wrote:
> I am just "thinking out loud" now: For windows split rkward into three
>  parts:
> 
> 1. Core rkward which will have a special config file. The config file
> will provide the path to KDE, R folders. I think this is already in
> place.
> 2. Provide a zipped archive of essential KDE libraries and stick with
> this till the next releasable version of rkward. These KDE libs should
> be from the most stable version of KDE on windows (need not be
> latest).
> 3. Provide the latest R binary (preferably in a zipped form, not as an
> installer).

in essence, I agree, but as written in my other mail in this thread, I think 
we should push this all the way, and provide a single self-extracting archive 
for all three together. I think having to install all three is both the most 
common use-case, and the one with the greatest potential to scare people away.

We'd still provide the current rkward installer as an alternative for people 
wishing to use a different installation of KDE and/or R (all work for that is 
already done, anyway).

Another alternative is to provide three zip-archives as you suggest, but 
couple those in a single installer. That would perhaps be most elegant, but it 
would probably also mean a considerable bit of work.

Regards
Thomas
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