--On Tue, May 5, 1998 5:52 pm -0700 "G John Lapeyre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > This is a great idea. Sysadmins can't keep up with the needs of > an experienced user. > I am almost sure dpkg won't do this now. There will be all sorts > of problems with locations of files. To make sure every package > supports this would add complexity and burden. > We could have something that makes a best guess on how to install > it, with no burden on the maintainer to make sure it works. You are going to have a big problem though. Almost all programs have at least one path hard-compiled into them (e.g. the location of their config file in /etc) which is going to make them impossible for users to install. Perhaps a more workable idea is to have some packages which users are more likely to want (i.e. applications, not servers) also available as special 'non-root' debs... Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
