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Re: GNU System Explanation
From: |
Alfred M\. Szmidt |
Subject: |
Re: GNU System Explanation |
Date: |
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:14:51 +0100 |
/packages/package_name itself is a symlink. It points to a real
installation directory, which contains only files pertaining to
that package.
In Richard's naming scheme, yes, in my naming scheme /packages would
be the `default' to the place where the actual package is installed
when you install a new system (a default it needed, but one can then
use whatever location to put the actual content in).
The difference is really just the naming scheme.
However, I do not understand why the need for the symlink. The
packages could be directly installed in /packages/package_name/ as
a real directory, with the same result. What am I missing here?
It is simply easier to move about symlinks instead of moving whole
directories. Installing a new version of emacs would simply be a `ln
-sf' instead of a `mv and cp'.
> I don't insist on that name. However, I think the name "stow" is
> not meaningful and should be replaced with something meaningful.
> If not "packages", then "installed" or "installation".
"packages" sounds better than stow, installed, or installation to
me. Some alternatives: "software", "pkg", "sw" [this one could
stand for both software and stow]
But "packages" is already ok.
We already had this discussion, not so long ago.
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-system-discuss/2005-09/msg00025.html
A good idea for all people participating in the discussions here is to
skim through the mailing list archives; they aren't that big.
Happy hacking.
- Re: GNU System Explanation, (continued)
- Re: GNU System Explanation, BVK Chaitanya, 2006/02/12
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Richard M. Stallman, 2006/02/12
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Claudio Fontana, 2006/02/13
- Re: GNU System Explanation,
Alfred M\. Szmidt <=
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Richard M. Stallman, 2006/02/13
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Barry deFreese, 2006/02/13
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2006/02/14
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Barry deFreese, 2006/02/14
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2006/02/14
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Claudio Fontana, 2006/02/13
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2006/02/14
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Xavier Maillard, 2006/02/13
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Filip Brcic, 2006/02/12
- Re: GNU System Explanation, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2006/02/12