[dev] Re: [doc] Why create installation instructions ...

[Jon Parise]

On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 11:24:53AM -0400, Rich Lafferty wrote:

> Aside from the general programmer-hours problems, an install GUI is a
> /huge/ pain in the ass at large installations where install procedures
> have to be documented and reproduced. For a large majority of users,
> Horde and IMP are Unix software, so there's a lot to be said for doing
> things the Unix way.
> 
> Maybe something with autoconf instead? I'm not volunteering, mind. :-)

I built a simple autoconf-based system for Horde about two years
ago.  It ended up being far too cumbersome and complicated for
our needs (i.e. not "simple").

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Jon Parise (jon@csh.rit.edu)  .  Information Technology (2001)
http://www.csh.rit.edu/~jon/  :  Computer Science House Member