On Mon, Sep 27, 1999 at 04:44:10PM -0400, Clint Adams wrote: > > a) I would not test a new daemon on a working machine, I would use a > > separate > > So? > > > b) if you know what you are doing, compile the packages by hand, fix their > > install scripts, and remove the conflicts. You are trying to circumvent the > > norm. > > If I wanted to compile them by hand, why would I even bother with the > Debian packaging system? > > > Debian is operating on making the easy case easy. 90+% of our users want to > > just install a package and go. > > Perhaps we would have more users if we didn't maintain such a mentality. > 90+% of our users probably don't run production servers. Is there some > reason you don't want to cater to 100% of our users if possible? > Example: I run gnome, I keep the debian packages installed in the normal location I compile cvs every once in awhile into /usr/local/gnome I have the knowlege to do this, and anyone who plans on running something unstable, or outside the "norm" should also have the knowlege to do this.
Now I haven't looked into it much, but debconf may be able to help. If it is as powerful as it looks, you could put a question on some daemons asking if you will be running more than one instance, and if so configure accordingly. I will personally never do this on a production machine, but if you wish to research it further, I suggest you research debconf Frank aka Myth PS: I know my lines are longer than 76 characters, fix your own pager/viewers wordwrap -- Some people claim that the UNIX learning curve is steep, but at least you only have to climb it once.
