Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 12:14:26 -0300 From: Harlan Stenn <Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports-current/packages-current discontinued Message-ID: <6842.870624866@mumps.pfcs.com> In-Reply-To: ade@demon.net's message of "Sun, 03 Aug 1997 15:28:27 BST." <E0wv1dz-00009M-00@genghis.eng.demon.net>
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For whatever it's worth, "make" is a reasonably useful tool for checking
dependencies of packages.
The metaconfig package uses "make" to select and order the "units" that
go into a Configure script.
Similar technology could be used to select and install the right set of
packages to be installed.
I, for one, would like to be able to select {qmail,sendmail}, or
bind[48] when it's time to install a system. I suspect there may be
other similiar cases, too.
H
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