[Q-e-developers] qe package

[Filippo SPIGA]

Ciao Carlo,

On Sep 8, 2016, at 7:58 AM, Carlo Cavazzoni <c.cavazzoni at cineca.it> wrote:
> I'm not an expert, but I wonder if there could be some simple mechanism 
> that allow to download
> automatically the missing packages whenever they are requested, ensuring 
> the proper place and version.
> Something similar to what happen in linux distro with tools like apt-get.
> So that command like: "make ph"  trigger the download of the package (if 
> not present) from a remote repo,
> or suggest the proper manual actions to be done if internet connection 
> is not present in the target system

It is already working (more or less) in the way you describe. The debate was about scattering in several separated packages the "core" and leave in a doownload-on-demand mode the thid-party or continue as it is now.

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