[racket-dev] raco pkg install should default to linking for filesystem packages

I like this change; thanks for suggesting it!

Robby


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg at ccs.neu.edu>wrote:

> On 07/31/2013 02:24 PM, Matthew Flatt wrote:
>
>> I think it often
>> makes sense for command-line tools to have weird rules[*],
>>
>
> I agree with you. UIs have to be humane and ergonomic for our weak,
> squishy meat-bodies to cope. (Though of course the underlying model has to
> be sensible too ;-) )
>
>
>  especially if there's a flag to enable more consistent rules.
>>
>
> Right, to expose a "machine" interface to the raw underlying model.
> Porcelain and plumbing.
>
>
>  So `--link' could be the default, while `--copy' (?) could disable
>> special handling of directory sources?
>>
>
> That sounds fine. I mean, I am unlikely to ever use --copy, but whatever
> makes sense to expose in terms of the underlying model.
>
> Cheers,
>   Tony
>
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