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Re: [IMP-dev] Ways of using IMP



Daniel Russel wrote:
> I think we need to put some thought towards what ways of using IMP we
> want to support. As I see it, there are two usage models to support:
> 1) The user installs IMP in some standard location and uses it like any
> other library.
...
> 2) The user adds a module to IMP (but does not check it in to IMP svn)
> and uses the IMP build system and imppy.sh to run things.

(1) is pretty much the standard way "normal" packages work, so I think
should be the only one we support. We could possibly provide a simple
set of SConscripts for those wanting to link programs or other modules
against IMP.

> I think Keren uses IMP by calling imppy.sh from an external project. I
> would like to discourage this model

I agree.

	Ben
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