[openbeos] Re: packaging system
- From: "Alan Ellis" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:57:35 -0800 (PST)
As long as we are babbling about package managers, Debian's apt system is
pretty damn spiffy.
You can search for packages using keywords and it does all your
dependencies for you and updates things if need be.
It also allows for uninstall effortlessly.
Alan
> Basically it does whatever packaging systems like RPM does, but it stays
> hidden =) It does the configures and installs, but it does it
> automagickally
> and the user doesn't have to interfere.
> (I got to study English..using to much 'does')
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "vootele" <vootele@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Openbeos List" <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:52 AM
> Subject: [openbeos] packaging system
>
>
>> Has anyone tried QNX RTOS?
>> It propably has the best packge system existing...
>>
>> "There is a great application called the "Package Manager". It allows to
>> install in a very efficient way a new software; be it a new driver or
>> any
>> Qnx software. I checked if I could compile any C program entering a "cc"
>> command in a terminal and Qnx said: /bin/sh: cc: not found
>>
>> Ok no problem, so I used the Package Manager to install it from the CD
>> (if
>> you don't have it, you can download/install it from the Qnx site). I
>> have
>> chosen the C compiler, then I hit the "Install" button and the CDROM led
>> went green and immediately switched off again. I thought something went
>> wrong but I tried to enter the "cc" command again and ... the C compiler
> was
>> there waiting a C source to compile ! No "make" command to use, no
>> configuration file to edit, no install script to run and it was there,
>> installed, ready for use. Incredible ! "
>>
>
>
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