Re: PLEASE: standard package README file/orientation
There are probably 2 packaging interfaces you could check out ..
kpackage (not part of debian i dont think but available from
kde.tdyc.com)
gnome-apt
nate
Anthony Towns wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 07:17:32PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote:
> > > > Debian packages don't provide that orientation reliably at all.
> > > ls -l /usr/doc/foo
> > > dpkg -L foo |grep bin
> > > dpkg -L foo |grep man
> > > dpkg -L foo |grep info
> > > works for *every* package. (Yes, I know it would be more efficient
> > > to combine into one dpkg -L command, I left it as an exercise for the
> > > reader.)
> > If Debian really thinks that is sufficient, then this is hopeless.
>
> Then why isn't it sufficient?
>
> Is it not GUI-fied enough? Then please, write a little GUI that lets you
> enter a package name, and will then run the above and say "this package
> has these binaries, would you like to look at their manapage or info
> page?" and lets you click on the manpages or infopages that exist? Thanks
> to the existance of dpkg -L that shouldn't be particularly difficult to
> write, and it doesn't require 4000 packages to be changed so it's much
> much easier to get accepted.
>
> What, exactly, is it you want that dpkg -L doesn't provide?
>
> Cheers,
> aj
>
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