[armedbear] #416: Have abcl.jar include java and lisp source code by default

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#416: Have abcl.jar include java and lisp source code by default
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      Reporter:  mevenson  |      Owner:
          Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
      Priority:  major     |  Milestone:
     Component:  (A)MOP    |    Version:
    Resolution:            |   Keywords:  github-issue
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Comment (by mevenson):

 alan:



 It is certainly possible. It's a matter of what the default should be. If
 there are two jars then some fraction of people will not include it in
 their lib even if they don't realize it might be useful to them. Given
 that jar size isn't a factor in the bulk of cases I think the default
 should be to make things more rather than less. If someone is worried
 about file size given today's situation my guess is they are more
 sophisticated and in a better position to choose a abcl-min.jar (call it
 that so there aren't different content abcl.jar). I'd even venture to say
 its worth including abcl-contrib.jar in abcl.jar, with perhaps a function
 that removes those files from the search path for those who know enough to
 say they don't need it.

 As far as line endings go, in the lib jar it doesn't matter so much as
 access to source would typically be via emacs which won't care. There can
 still be a source zip for people who are acquiring it for the purposes of
 unpacking it into a file system.

 "Bloat" used to be something in the days when I didn't have 17 apps in my
 Applications folder that are more than 500MB each (there are 65 with more
 than 100MB!)

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