Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 19:11:47 +0800 (+0800) From: Michael Robinson <robinson@netrinsics.com> To: nate@yogotech.com Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New packaging tool (was Re: Applying patches with out a compiler) Message-ID: <200005131111.TAA13455@netrinsics.com> In-Reply-To: <200005130137.TAA09188@nomad.yogotech.com>
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Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> writes: >There are numerous advantages to using something like ZIP, including >removing the requirement to 'unpack' the archive in a staging area, >since we could now unpack it directly in it's installation location. > >ZIP also allows signatures, and we have lots of free software that we >can leverage to implement the tools with it. Or, heck, why not JAR format, seeing as it's a well-defined standard, does everything necessary, and has multiple interoperable implementations. -Michael Robinson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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