Re: Package format/management ramblingss

[Barry deFreese]

Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:

>   What does stowfs give us here that a straight directory tree
>   structure wouldn't??
>
> Dynamic nodes.
>  
Dynamic meaning what in this context?

>   Understood but my point is, why add another failure point if it's
>   not necessary?
>
> How is this "another" failure point? What happens if the database for
> say a Debian based system crashes?  What if dpkg misbehaves (stowfs is
> more or less what dpkg is, only that it doesn't handle interactive
> tasks)?
>
>  
The dpkg database doesn't affect my already installed applications.  I 
could whack that database right now and still continue to use what I 
have installed.  I could have problems installing another package of 
course.. :-)

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