Date: 08 Sep 1997 23:46:33 -0500 From: stephen farrell <stephen@farrell.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: "S. Sigala" <ssigala@globalnet.it>, Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My FreeBSD Wish List... Message-ID: <87vi0b9jrq.fsf@phaedrus.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: "Jordan K. Hubbard"'s message of "Mon, 08 Sep 1997 17:59:46 -0700" References: <16716.873766786@time.cdrom.com>
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"Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> writes: > > I have thought a bit more about the RPM idea; you are right, the > > differences are not so much large... it is best to extend the existing > > code... i will post asap in the next days > > a table of differences between the two packaging system (pros and cons). > > Well, please do also bear in mind that the entire package installer is > soon to be replaced by a completely from-scratch effort. The existing > package tools, like the existing system installation tools, are > *prototypes* which lived about 2 years longer than intended. ;-) cool--who's working on this? is there a url with more info? -- Steve Farrell
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