On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> However, it wouldn't take much effort to include them, and if you
>> did, it would be supremely convenient -- if I want Subversion on
>> Windows, I just install TortoiseSVN. I don't need to go digging
>> around for a suitable Subversion installer as well.
>
> Not much effort? Have you tried it?
> Sure, our build system already *does* build svn.exe and svnadmin.exe.
> But they're linked statically to the svn libs too, so no dlls either.
>
>> I'll try a different angle: would you consider it if I were to provide
>> patches? (Just trying to gauge whether or not it's an "Absolutely no
>> way, for reasons X, Y, Z.", or a "Meh, not really bothered either way,
>> if you want to send patches we'll consider it.".)
>
> Nope, sorry:
Just as another datapoint, I would find it useful.
> * it would increase our installer file by several MBs, which a lot of
> users would complain about
> * if we ship it, we have to support it. Way too much work.
On the other side of the coin:
You already ask people to "see if things break with the command line
client", so it may actually help in support activities because it would
be much easier to have them try the command line client...
I'll agree the installer is getting too big. It went from 9M to 18M between
1.4 and 1.5. However, I doubt including svn.exe would increase it by
that amount
which was previously deemed ok between 1.4 and 1.5...
> Ask yourself: why do you ask *here*? You obviously have a problem with
> tigris.org not providing timely installers. So go and complain there.
> But I guess you already did that with no success. So why are you now
> trying it here? Ask yourself that very question: why here?
The missing installer was the cause of the question, but there
are usually multiple ways to solve a "problem". I think both
the question and the answer are valid here...
I have frequently thought about providing my own internal corporate
installer that included both TortoiseSVN and the command line utils.
(But yes, I've been too lazy to do this, so that alone would indicate
I haven't considered the separate installers that big of a deal.)
Don't get me wrong, I'm EXTREMELY happy with TortoiseSVN.
Keep up the great work!
Kevin R.
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Received on 2009-01-26 18:25:28 CET