[Xerte-dev] Re: Shared libraries

[Pat Lockley]

Yes, the *we* which is a developer can do so.

But if we think "app store" then the average user might have to go get X
and Y and Z before a template will work, and the template needs to support
a list of dependencies

So both are doable - it just means problems.


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Julian Tenney <
Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Can’t we do both? Use the default libraries if they suit, otherwise load
> up a custom one?****
>
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 12 November 2012 10:52
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Shared libraries****
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>
> Hello,
>
> At present we have a library folder in 1.8 which contains bits of PHP.
>
> In the root we have mapstraction and some other folders which aren't
> really "core" they just sit there.
>
> I have three new templates, and there are "common" JS libraries between
> them.
>
> 1) Putting the shared libraries into a library folder would save space
> 2) but giving each template it's own version makes them self-contained.
>
> I prefer 2
>
> Thoughts
>
> Pat****
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