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Re: Package management (was Re: GNUstep repository)
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Tim Harrison |
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Re: Package management (was Re: GNUstep repository) |
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Wed, 8 Jan 2003 01:31:26 -0500 |
On Monday, Jan 6, 2003, at 03:18 Canada/Eastern, Stefan Urbanek wrote:
What do you think about that 'gnutella'-like distributed package
network?
I could see benefit in it. Unfortunately, I'm in the middle of a week
of 12h shifts, so I haven't had time to think more on it. I'll have a
ponder this weekend, though.
I see. So package instaled into users home directory will be
registered into users package database as well? (I mean, not into
central database). Similar for Local or Developer packages. If yes,
there should be more package maintainers on one system and it has an
advantage on larger servers. For example Developer domain maintainer
will not have to contact root for installing developer tools.
Well, honestly, I don't have an answer for this. Eric would be the
best person to answer questions about how the package database would
work.
What about having PackageManager server (object)?
We're definitely working on something of this nature. :)
Moreover as I was speaking about automated application instalation on
service demand, this openas another kind of dependencies. Not simple
package dependencies, but some kind of abstract dependencies (debian
has kind of those). Like 'package with Mail object' or 'package with
this specific service'.
Well, the LSPM methods could be extended without any difficulty at all.
And, I'm sure Eric wouldn't mind feedback on features to be included
with the official release.
If LSPM is ready enough for testing or simple tasks, I thing it should
be released and anounced to make it visible.
Well, it is available, but the only announcement (that I recall) was on
the LinuxSTEP-General mailing list.
We really haven't "officially" announced anything of the LinuxSTEP
project. We were planning on holding off until 0.2.5 was ready (which
is taking time, but I'd rather we spent more time making sure it's
going to work, than rushing out something that's just plain broken --
like all previous releases of LinuxSTEP thus far ;)).
If there is a simle (easy to use) package manager, I think it should
be integrated somehow into the gnustep and supported with some
'bootstrap' script to make gnustep installation easier. Many people
who are curious about gnustep are giving it up right at the
installation, because it is too complicated for not very experienced
user.
Well, I don't think LSPM would bootstrap properly without GNUstep being
installed. :) It's a very chicken/egg kind of situation. However, of
course, LSPM only uses standard utilities (like tar and gzip/bzip2), so
you can certainly manipulate the packages without having GNUstep
installed.
Tim Harrison
tim@linuxstep.org
http://www.linuxstep.org/
- Re: [LinuxSTEP-General] Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), (continued)
- Re: [LinuxSTEP-General] Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Mayuresh Kathe, 2003/01/04
- Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Mayuresh Kathe, 2003/01/04
- Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Tim Harrison, 2003/01/04
- Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Mayuresh Kathe, 2003/01/05
- Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Dennis Leeuw, 2003/01/05
- Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Stefan Urbanek, 2003/01/05
- Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Tim Harrison, 2003/01/05
- Re: GNUstep repository (was LinuxSTEP + Integration of apps), Stefan Urbanek, 2003/01/05
- Package management (was Re: GNUstep repository), Tim Harrison, 2003/01/05
- Re: Package management (was Re: GNUstep repository), Stefan Urbanek, 2003/01/07
- Re: Package management (was Re: GNUstep repository),
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