Re: on forming a new Linux Distribution

[Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com>]

Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca> wrote:
>   1 - They don't actually have package dependencies. They have
>       dependencies on files - big difference.

Perhaps this could be synthesized from a complete list of all
files provided by rpm, and a limited scope which prohibits
presenting competing versions of the same file.

>   2 - They seem to lack a well formed index file, I couldn't find any
>       rpm index on their ftp site.

Presumably, this could also be addressed by work.  [Since it's not
specific to the rpm format, but the rpm site.]

-- 
Raul


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