[openbeos] Re: Package Management System.
- From: "Alex Jeppesen" <jailbait@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 09:15:10 -0800
Personaly, i think that all libs should be updated via server. Let me
explain. Say you have a game installing and it requires SDL. I think it
would be nice if the libs are downloaded of the net thay way you always have
the latest version.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Travis Smith" <sage@xxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:11 AM
Subject: [openbeos] Re: Package Management System.
>
> <snip>
> When the users removes the package what will happend with shared files,
> or does everything get installed inside one directory for the user, with
> shared files installed seperately?
> </snip>
>
> Well... Good question. If you look at other package management systems,
> there are really three types of packages: system stuff, libs, and apps.
> Most of the 'shared' files fall under the libs. I believe they would be
> most likely to not be removed often. Maybe have a requirement for share
> libraries to have their own package if installed with a program - or
> having the program install the library with the program itself.
>
> <snip>
> I'm guessing that for the install there will be a scan of the
> dependancies and those also installed if needed, but when I remove the
> package how will it know that the given dependancies are only for this
> package.
>
> What I mean is if I install package foo and it requires and installs
> package bar. Then when I remove package foo it would also be nice if
> package bar is removed if nothing else depends on it.
> </snip>
>
> The you will know the package dependences when you remove the package,
> so I don't see it an issue to check to see if any other installed
> package requires that dependency, and if not ask to remove it.
>
> <snip>
> The other suggestion is allow the user to backup the package when they
> install it, I like to keep all of the rpms/gz's/bz2's around after I
> installed the files in case I need to bring the system up without
> internet. So along with moving the config file to a safe place if the
> user wants add the item to their personal repository of software,
> possibly putting an entry in their pkg_index.xml file?
> </snip>
>
> With how I currently explained that, it would be possible. Just edit the
> pkg_index.xml to show the base to be something like
> '/boot/beos/packages/'.
>
> Does that answer everything you were asking?
>
> ----
> Travis Smith
> sage at ieee dot org
>
>
>
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