Wed, May 09, 2001 at 02:14:20PM -0800 wrote: > this choice of using the rpm binary format should be reconsidered > IMNSHO. i don't really care whether you use the debian ar+tar+gzip, > or just plain .tar.gz, just use something i can extract *anywhere* > with the most basic and standard tools, without having to go and > compile rpm or some rpm archive extracter.
This is a very important point. I hope those involved in the standardization effort will consider this point. Even in non emergency situations I have attempted to extract data from an rpm on a machine withouth rpm (documentation, for example) and have not been successful. David > > -- > Ethan Benson > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
