Rename gerbil executables to avoid installation conflict with gambit scheme

[fcannini]

Hello there!

I was recently trying to install both gerbil and gambit scheme on macos using homebrew, but I was prevented by this and this.

In order to fix this conflict and help both projects, I'd like to propose to rename gerbil's executables as following:

• gerbili for the interpreter
• gerbilcfor the C-enabled compiler
• gerbilcxx for the CXX-enabled compiler

[vyzo]

it can be an option in configure, sure.

But there need to be some details taken care of, keep the issue open.

[drewc]

Both the homebrew and our in tree brew recipes are years out of date and we no longer conflict that way. I suggest using a modern Gerbil and not placing any of its gambit binaries in your path. We do not conflict with them. Now if the year old gambit says that a 3 year old Gerbil release conflicts, that is not really an issue to fix with a new release that does not conflict. See the issue? Pandering to an ancient release that we wish nobody uses to please a homebrew that nobody should use is not a good idea. And those names you are suggesting are not what is in conflict and will not fix that problem. ***@***.*** ~ % ls /opt/gerbil/bin gxensemble gxhttpd-ensemble-test gxi gxprof gxtags gerbil gxc gxhttpd gxhttpd-test gxpkg gxswank gxtest As you can see, it is the gambuild-C and gsc that are in conflict. So renaming our executables will not help in the least. Again, rather than looking down the wrong path, I think you should use the gcc build instructions on our MacOS readme for now, and wait for a release that we actually endorse rather than spend your time using an outdated and undocumented old release that nobody really uses. We'll be releasing this year to fix that, kinda sorta. Make sense? :)

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--drewc

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[fcannini]

@drewc You have no idea how aggressive and condescending you're coming across, do you?

[drewc]

No I do not.

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[fcannini]

@vyzo Please let me know if I may be of any help.

[vyzo]

sure, but in the near future. We are transitioning development of github.