On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 12:33 -0600, Kevin Fries wrote: > Chris, > > You are right, but the problem is actually at the core of the DEB/APT > system. It will not get fixed any time soon. And for the record, RPM > is not any better, it suffers from the same problem. > > The core of the issue stems from the fact that software exists in a > n-dimension matrix. This matrix is being modeled by a flat file > structure. This can not be done fully. Now add the untold number of > changes done by the developers to make our users desktops more useful. > That model keeps changing, and the flat files are trying to keep up. > This is not easy, and one little mistake can show up in a multitude of > different ways. Toss in the problems caused by third party repositories > (and any solution that is incompatible with third party repositories is > 100% broke in my opinion) and the problem becomes unmanageable. The > real answer would be a object oriented model, but that would break the > DEB/APT system, and cause ciaos on an untold number of fronts.
I'm curious, do you have some specific, concrete examples of the sort of chaos you're talking about? I get the notion you're talking about, but I would say that if any problems actually occur, they are bugs that should be (and usually are) fixed in the packages in question. > The easiest way around the problem is a fresh install. The problem is > Debian (and thus Ubuntu) does not make this easy. I feel that stealing > the reinstall procedures from Fedora could resolve this problem without > resorting to overhauling the APT system. That is why I am seeking to > contribute in this way. I have seen some hiccups during upgrades, but nothing that would drive me to consider a reinstall. > Kevin Fries -- Michael R. Head <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://picasaweb.google.com/demiri.head.wedding -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
