On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:47:46 +0200 Thomas Rösner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Other things I want from Gentoo right now depend on factors other > than the package manager, too; prebuilt packages
A package manager that supports a better binary package format (split out local metadata would be a good start) combined with a third party binary provider could deliver that with no tree changes. Heck, it's even doable with Portage's binaries, although according to a Gentoo-based distribution that tried it, your 30 minutes would be optimistic for -uDpv world... > binary-breakage protection Funnily enough... That one can be done without tree changes too via something we're calling reparenting. There're some vague suggestions of roughly how to do it at [1]. > > That Portage works does not mean that it is anywhere near ideal... > > Nothing ever will be. :) Probably not, but they could be a lot closer to it. [1]: http://paludis.pioto.org/trac/ticket/129 -- Ciaran McCreesh
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