On Tuesday 08 September 2009 10:58:32 pm scott mc wrote: > > +1 to a package manager. Any thoughts as to the handling of third party > > packages though? > > > > A big issue I have with UNIX is the package managers can't really do much > > in regards to third party packages, and then the package manager will > > often complain about file conflicts, or overwrite important files (yes > > I'm aware user packages belong in /usr or /opt, but not everyone seems to > > be aware...) > > Let's not change the subject of this thread. The package manager has > been discussed and has it's own wiki page now: > http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/PackageManagerIdeas Okay, I wasn't aware. My bad. > > -scottmc >