[beports] Re: PortLog plugin

On 2008-05-13 at 10:47:58 [+0200], Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx> 
wrote:
> Am 13.05.2008 um 10:39 schrieb Brecht Machiels:
> 
> > On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 17:51 +0200, Ingo Weinhold wrote:
> >> This method is OK, if there are no more than one or two directories
> >> where to
> >> install stuff, but it will be more than that for most ports. I'm
> >> undecided
> >> what method is the best: .pkg, Haiku-style packages, or LibPak
> >> packages.
> >
> > Has anything been decided yet with respect to Haiku installer
> > packages?

Nothing that I know of at least. I haven't followed the discussion really, 
though.

> > I recall that a new format was going to be developed to replace the
> > SoftwareValet installer package format. It would consist of an archive
> > (zip for example) which holds both the files and a recipe for
> > installing
> > them.
> 
> For now Haiku's Optional Package format (zip archive with absolute
> paths plus description file) would be most convenient, i.e. would
> allow to pre-populate our Haiku images with it.

For Haiku that's definitely OK ATM, but there's definitely a more wholistic 
packaging/installing scheme needed in the future.

CU, Ingo

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