Re: Packaging and installation
* Anthony W. Youngman (wol@thewolery.demon.co.uk) [001024 17:36]:
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> Which is why Nick and myself are strongly in favour of an API which
> tells you WHAT IS PRESENT.
>
EXACTLY. I haven't specifically said API, but that would
be an excellent way to solve the problem. I don't care if
the API queries and writes to an RPM database. That's not
the point. The API approach is the point. As Anthony
said, you can even embed that within a Makefile, which
means you can "make install" and still play nice with the
packages you install.
If there's a better approach than an API, let's figure it
out, but an API sounds great to me.
>
> I gather there is now an interface that says "Package LSB version 1 is
> installed". Good engineering says "solve the generic, let the specific
> look after itself". WHY THE HELL HAVE WE SOLVED A SPECIFIC INSTANCE OF A
> GENERIC PROBLEM !!!!!!!!
>
EXACTLY on target again.
-Nick
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