[Gambas-user] gambas programming distribution

[p.r. faasse]

On Wednesday 17 October 2007 11:41, Benoit Minisini wrote:
> On mercredi 17 octobre 2007, gnu.linux at ...18... wrote:
> > hi gambas-friends,
> >
> > i want to know from you if it makes any sense to create a "gambas
> > programming distribution". i thought about a basic small distribution
> > based on debian linux with the following programs:
> >
> > - gambas2-suite
> > - xfce
> > - java
> > - firefox
> > - the gimp
> > - archivmanager
> > - calculator
> > - mousepad (texteditor)
> > - (your suggestion)
> >
> > just a programming linux.
> > if someone is interested i can start creating this distro at the weekend.
> >
> > best regards,
> > frank.
>
> You should try to put as many gambas & gambas2 components as possible, with
> all their libraries they depend on (database clients, SDL, OpenGL, curl,
> GTK+, QT...).
>
> And as Daniel asked, why java ? :-)

In the 'chapter' of why... A gambas-programming distro you mention... Just as 
a suggestion/thought experiment: go 'all the way': jetisson all but that 
which is needed to program gambas(2)... That would probably result in a small 
footprint. With a little luck small enough to fit on an USB stick/live-like 
system. Everything you put on your distro will require attention and 
maintenance... If you want to focus upon gambas, i'd respectfully suggest 
(but no more than suggest..) you indeed do so ;-)

kind regards,

Peter