Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 10:51:34 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent), jkh@time.cdrom.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports-current/packages-current discontinued Message-ID: <10531.870598294@critter.dk.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 03 Aug 1997 18:03:49 %2B0930." <199708030833.SAA13424@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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In message <199708030833.SAA13424@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, Michael Smith writes: >David Nugent stands accused of saying: >> > >> >Now the obvious "answer" is to somehow integrate ports with things >> >that depend on it in /usr/src >> >> No, wrong answer, imho. This makes things way too complex. > >You misunderstand Jordan's point. May I humbly suggest that you find >an Irix weenie that knows their way around the system, and ask them to >explain the inner workings of 'inst'. > >Then come back to the discussion with some new ideas. I emphasise the >"knows" criteria above; said Irix weenie will need to be able to >explain how interdependancy and death-hug mutual dependancy is >handled, and preferably have built products using it. 'inst's user >interface sucks; don't spend any time worrying about that; focus on >the basic concepts. > And for an encore, find somebody who knows how to install "nvix.bms.U345621" on an AIX 3.2.5.1 system, and have them explain how >that< works. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Power and ignorance is a disgusting cocktail.
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