Re: Proposed future for Tracker - Smaller modules

[Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:34 AM, Martyn Russell <martyn lanedo com> wrote:


> What is the goal?
> -----------------
> What I would like to achieve is:
>
> 1. Make it easier to build just what's needed (e.g. just
>    tracker-store), i.e. more modular.
> 2. Make development and maintenance easier by moving components to
>    their own projects so development can be focused
> 3. Make a clear distinction between *core* functionality and "nice to
>    have stuff".
> 4. I would like to unify the command line utilities a bit more
>    similarly to how git operates, so instead of 'tracker-control -r',
>    'tracker control -r', etc.

But is it worth the downside ?
 - x times as much configure goo
 - 2^x new module-module interfaces
 - plenty of new opportunities for version skew and build breakage