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Re: Re: Writing journal and output file to current directory
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John Darrington |
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Re: Re: Writing journal and output file to current directory |
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Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:21:31 +0800 |
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If you use ./configure --enable-relocatable then you will have a
version which is fully functional and can be installed in the user's
home directory (or anywhere else that you want).
I've been testing it recently, and it works fine for me, at least on
GNU/Linux. There seems to be a small problem when using shared
libraries on the latest development version, so use the stable version
or pass LDFLAGS=-static-libtool-libs to configure.
J'
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:22:47AM -0400, Jason Stover wrote:
I like the solution of installing in a user's folder.
I didn't have much of an opinion about this until recently. I've been
using PSPPIRE in some classroom demontstrations. It's very easy for me
if I can just install a copy in the public account's folder. If I can
do that, then I can start the installation in the beginning of class,
and it can be ready before the end of class, and then the class
smoothly sails along. But if I need administrative privelages, then I
just have to wait for the IT department to get around to installing
it, which could take a long time. In the meantime, I'm stuck in front
of the class with nothing to show. Or I have to use R, which is OK with
me, but the students hate its syntax.
R will install a crippled version of itself in the user's folder. The
crippled version is good enough. It installs quickly and easily enough
to let me go on with the class.
I guess you could say I should be more prepared for class, but these
situations occur no matter how well I prepare. Sometimes the IT
department wipes the public account, and sometimes I just forget to
check that the machines have the software I need. Allowing PSPP to
install in a user's folder will make classroom demonstrations much
easier.
And the campus admins don't seem to care, either. Maybe there ought
to be two installations: not-fully-functional in the user's directory,
or fully-functional on the whole system.
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