Re: I like what Debian is trying to do.
On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Mike Neuffer wrote:
>
> We should try to reach a point where we have one source tree
> that can be compiled completely from one main make which then starts
> makes in the subtrees etc.
This sounds like a good idea.
>
> If we can get it to a point where we can autmatically recompile the whole
> system with itself once a week or so and then automatiacally new packages
> from that, we will have reached in this area a point that equals
> professional "distibutions" like SCO, Solaris and NT.
Um, this is _not_ what the Solaris team uses to produce the
Solaris distribution. They have version control for a version
release with package version info, and versions for the versions,
and patch revisions, etc. Its very simple to mimic a system
installation under solaris by matching th release version and the
install profile, then accounting for miscellaneous package/patch
differences. Sun is _very_ compartmentalized these days. Almost
to the point that it scares me.
>
> This will be hard work but it is the only way to ensure that all packages
> have been build on a uniform reference platform and that all source
> packages are indeed buildable. Today the machines of all the developers
> are so much customized that it is not possible to build all packages
> on a machine that was just installed with a current version of Debian.
Sonds like we need a QA department ;) I think the package
dependencies actually take care of this. Most people don't
really understand what a powerful package format debian has
developed. I think the "recompile the whole distribution with a
single command" thing would be cool to have because it kind of a
sexy feature these days. But I don't think it adds any more
integrity than the current package system.
Richard G. Roberto
richr@bear.com
011-81-3-3437-7967 - Tokyo, Japan
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