Hi, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I still use dselect with dpkg-ftp on all of my Debian systems, > including the one I'm writing this mail on and my colo, chiark. > It works just fine. I do have to nursemaid it a bit, particularly > when the dependencies are broken. OK, I stand corrected. I would find it a bit weird, though, that someone starts working again on access methods other than APT, because that would sound to me as duplicating work. I mean, dpkg fulfills the most low-level role, and is the only tool to do that; then, the next step in the chain is delegated to APT (right, in most cases, but not yours), then the next one (which is usually the last one) to dselect/aptitude/whatever. Therefore, working on other access methods than APT means working on another handler for the second layer, while the usual handler (APT) is not much criticized, AFAIS (I hope I am clear enough). Of course, this makes sense if someone thinks he can do much better than APT by rewriting it... > I use dpkg -iGROEB on the dpkg-ftp download area without problem, too. Sorry for my ignorance, what is this "dpkg-ftp download area", if you don't mind explaining a bit?.. -- Florent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
