Pierre Fortin writes:
<snip>
> There are probably better ideas out there (and maybe even a tool); but
> it seems to me that for binary installations at least, having a "generic
> installer" might be useful (barring security issues)...
>
> Such a tool would:
> - read a dependencies file
> - check the dependencies
> - "mirror" the missing components
> - install the dependencies and product
>
> Anybody know of such? If so, could it be used here? Of course, if it
> could also handle users like me who prefer to compile source; that'd be
> great. RPM already handles some of this; so, a wrapper around RPM and
> "mirror" might be all it takes...
>
An excellent idea! In face, so excellent that somebody has already
implemented it. apt, Debian's advanced package management tool,
does everything you want. Its only problem is that it doesn't have
a GUI interface, and its console interface is a little ugly (but
quite functional and certainly a lot easier than trying to track
dependancies by hand).
Of course, you have to use Debian (or Corel's bastardised Debian,
or Storm Linux's adaptation) to get it . . .
As for GnuCash's large number of dependancies, we are aware that it
is a problem, but each of them fulfills an important role in GnuCash
and can't easily be dropped.
Hopefully, the GNOME GUI will soon become the standard, which should
at least simplify the GUI prerequisites.
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