On 03.04.2012 20:17, Mark Hatle wrote: > On 4/3/12 1:07 PM, Gary Thomas wrote: > ... > (And RedHat based linux distributions don't have any concept of alternatives. > They generally decide which binary package will provide the functionality > and that is the defacto standard for a given release. OE on the other hand > is closer to Debian based systems in that regard. We can build multiple > packages that may provide the same functionality, then it's up to the > package install time to determine which version of the functionality is > used as the default.)
FYI: openSUSE 12.1 (rpm-based) uses Name : update-alternatives Version : 1.15.8.10 Release : 9.1.2 Architecture: x86_64 Install Date: Fri Nov 18 12:16:48 2011 Group : System/Management Size : 67090 License : GPLv2+ Signature : RSA/SHA256, Sat Oct 29 12:13:51 2011, Key ID b88b2fd43dbdc284 Source RPM : update-alternatives-1.15.8.10-9.1.2.src.rpm Build Date : Sat Oct 29 12:13:28 2011 Build Host : build16 Relocations : (not relocatable) Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org Vendor : openSUSE URL : http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dpkg/ Summary : Maintain symbolic links determining default commands Description : update-alternatives creates, removes, maintains and displays information about the symbolic links comprising the alternatives system. It is possible for several programs fulfilling the same or similar functions to be installed on a single system at the same time. For example, many systems have several text editors installed at once. This gives choice to the users of a system, allowing each to use a different editor, if desired, but makes it difficult for a program to make a good choice of editor to invoke if the user has not specified a particular preference. Distribution: openSUSE 12.1 > ... Steffen -- DResearch Fahrzeugelektronik GmbH Otto-Schmirgal-Str. 3, 10319 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 30 515932-237 mailto:sl...@dresearch-fe.de Fax: +49 30 515932-299 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Michael Weber, Werner Mögle; Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg; HRB 130120 B; Ust.-IDNr. DE273952058 _______________________________________________ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
