[argyllcms] Re: DTP41 and Linux

On 2006 Jul 1, at 8:33 PM, Graeme Gill wrote:

> Ben Goren wrote:
>
>> The OpenBSD approach,  which I rather like, is to  use a config
>> file for  things that get  that complex. I think  this'd rather
>> make a lot  of sense for Argyll, especially seeing  how so much
>> of the  time you'll be  using the exact same  options...and how
>> the  chances  of  you  remembering exactly  what  ``-c  4''  is
>> supposed to mean three weeks after  you read the manual for the
>> first time are virtually nil....
>
> This   approach  has   its  merits,   but  it   also  has   it's
> problems. Too  often  I've  struggled  with  systems  that  have
> hidden  configuration, and  you're  wondering "why  is it  doing
> *that*!". Installation  is made  more complicated,  and only  by
> reading the manuals can you figure out where the config is.

A valid  complaint, but it's  pretty easy  to deal with:  have the
first line the tools print in everything but ultra-silent modes be
``read config from /foo/bar/baz.config''

> For some stuff it's great, for other things, not so great.

Always about balance....

> For  projects that  have a  complicated/hard to  remember setup,
> I've simply creates shell scripts to encapsulate the knowledge.

I'm /almost/ at that point with Argyll. Right now, I've just got a
file with some notes that I copy / paste as needed.

But, considering just  how simple it all really is,  I might never
get that  round tuit  I need  to put a  shbang at  the top  of the
file....

Cheers,

b&

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