Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 23:35:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>, Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>, <arch@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <20020707233525.U2247-100000@master.gorean.org> In-Reply-To: <3D290CEF.7181BE71@mindspring.com>
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On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, Terry Lambert wrote: > Doug Barton wrote: > > On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > > We want to be able to install a package from a non-rewindable source > > > > without storing a temporary copy on disk. This means the metadata > > > > must without fail be at the very beginning of the package. > > > > Ok, then what about storing the meta data as a seperate file? Why do they > > have to be in the same package? > > For the same reason the fact that root owns /etc/master.passwd is > not in a seperate file? ENOPARSE To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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