Re: Another possible slink goal (multipackages users profile)
Hi,
I am not sure I like this. I want, as a sys admin, to be able
control what gets on to my system. I want to check what packages are
adding, and I want to have a say in what gets allowed.
As a users, I may want to over ride setting for the system as
well.
With possibility of such configuration, I think any package
foisting stuff into my environment is broken. (And don't say I can
just remove things -- I should hot have to hack the system by
default).
This is quite similar to the arbitary programs in ip-up/down
dir -- unless the sysadming/user goves permission, this should not be
done. Such deviation from UNIX norm should always be *optional*, and
preferably on a package by package basis.
manoj
>>"Martin" == Martin Schulze <joey@kuolema.Infodrom.North.DE> writes:
Martin> This exactly does not need to happen.
Martin> . /etc/env contains information about variables, aliases and
Martin> programs that have to be called when a user logs in
Martin> . A general package knows about the syntax of various shells and
Martin> how they issue a global profile.
Martin> . A program update-env is invented that uses the information from
Martin> above and creates appropriate profiles
Martin> . env-add and env-remove are invented to serve /etc/env in order to
Martin> give packages the possibility to install/remove entries from it.
Martin> . All programs that use env-add / env-remove have to call update-env
Martin> (maybe it should consitantly be called env-update) in their postinst
Martin> and it uses the same mechanism like update-menus in order to not
Martin> run in 10 instances.
Martin> . All shells must know a mechanism to read and parse /etc/env and
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