Bruce Dubbs wrote: > This seems to be the knotty problem. Just how are we going to *use* PM in > LFS?
Both RPM and Debian package managers require writing a set of control files in order to create a package. Although it is possible to write dummy files containing only packaging information for pre-built files (and no building instructions), this is not how these tools are supposed to be used. I.e., I strongly object to this severe lobotomization. In this case, a simpler package management scheme is needed. However, in simple tar-based schemes, there is a trap in handling configuration files when upgrading a package. So: given that we still can't agree on the set of features to implement, I propose LFS to never have any sort of PM, and those who disagree with this "no PM" policy should start a fork right now. -- Alexander E. Patrakov -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
