#416: Have abcl.jar include java and lisp source code by default ---------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: mevenson | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: (A)MOP | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: github-issue Parent Tickets: | ---------------------------+--------------------------
Comment (by mevenson):
alan:
It is certainly possible. It's a matter of what the default should be. If there are two jars then some fraction of people will not include it in their lib even if they don't realize it might be useful to them. Given that jar size isn't a factor in the bulk of cases I think the default should be to make things more rather than less. If someone is worried about file size given today's situation my guess is they are more sophisticated and in a better position to choose a abcl-min.jar (call it that so there aren't different content abcl.jar). I'd even venture to say its worth including abcl-contrib.jar in abcl.jar, with perhaps a function that removes those files from the search path for those who know enough to say they don't need it.
As far as line endings go, in the lib jar it doesn't matter so much as access to source would typically be via emacs which won't care. There can still be a source zip for people who are acquiring it for the purposes of unpacking it into a file system.
"Bloat" used to be something in the days when I didn't have 17 apps in my Applications folder that are more than 500MB each (there are 65 with more than 100MB!)
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