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[Mark Schonewille]

Chipp,

Sorry but I don't have the time to read very long e-mails, yet I try to help where I can.

Richard's explanation was mere speculation, even though a nice one.

Graham mentions C++ packages, which seem to be necessary for compiling.

If Graham wants to find a solution, he'll have to study more and make some compromises, e.g. make GhostScript a requirement for his software.

Anyway, since you know everything much better, I propose you help Graham to solve this problem.

--
Best regards,

Mark Schonewille

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On 2 okt 2011, at 04:51, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Mark,
> 
> If you actually took the time and checked it out, you would know what Graham
> is talking about IS ALREADY COMPILED. I know you think you are being
> helpful, but your two sentence responses to everyone's problems aren't
> always the best. For instance, a couple weeks ago when your curt replies
> diminished a student on these lists who only wanted to understand how LC
> compiles scripts (thanks Richard for an excellent explanation!)
> 
> FYI, the ImageMagick DL is over 43 Mb, and the GhostScript install is
> another 12 each for 64-bit and 32-bit. Plus there's the necessity of
> detecting which Windows OS you're on vs which to install. Creating an
> installer which can correctly install all of this is not trivial, and it
> will create a final installation substantially larger in filesize than the
> LC application-- and difficult for many to download. And then there's this
> bit of information regarding AFTER installing the compiled binary:
> 
> "If you have any problems, install the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
> Package (x86) or Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64). 64-bit
> Windows requires both packages (x86 & x64)."
> 
> If I had to ship this functionality in a commercial app, I would commission
> an external.
> 
> Frankly, I don't know of a single commercial app on Windows which forces the
> install of ImageMagick-- for these very  reasons. It's difficult for
> experienced users, almost certainly not trivial for newbies.
> 
> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Mark Schonewille <
> m.schonewille at economy-x-talk.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Graham,
>> 
>> Try downloading a binary instead of compiling it yourself.
>> 
>> Schools should not behave like they're the European Central Bank but should
>> just install the software teachers and pupils need.
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