[haiku-development] Re: Optional Library Package
- From: Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 11:04:42 -0400
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:13, Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Anway, I don't think that's what Karl was referring to. I think this is
> about software packages that require libraries not included with Haiku.
> Which admittedly is very inconvenient for users. Package management would
> solve that problem.
For Haiku's packager manager IIRC, this is the overview of what needs
to be done:
1. UnionFS needs to be implemented, such that one can edit a file
that has been inserted by a package (like config files).
2. thorough testing required
3. test packages need to be created
Looking at http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/FutureHaikuFeatures , the
package manager is certainly one of the big items that'd look great on
the next release. How long should the UnionFS take if someone was able
to work 40/wk?
To give an idea of the available funds, there's $7000 available now,
minus an expected $2000 for an existing summer contract, and plus
$3500 sometime in the fall/winter from GSoC.
To be clear: I'm merely suggesting a possibility.
--mmadia
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