Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 18:55:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: "Justin M. Seger" <jseger@freebsd.scds.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tk, perl, etc... in the src tree Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970803184518.294D-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199708032235.SAA18692@freebsd.scds.com>
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On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Justin M. Seger wrote: > Here's a suggestion... I know it's not ideal for those who are rebuilding > their systems from sources, but it would at least help out other users. > > Install an entry in /var/db/pkg for parts of the base system like perl, tk, or > any other software that people may not want on their systems. When it's time to > upgrade the software, or just delete it permanently, all people have to do is a > pkg_delete > > Any thoughts? I dunno. Most of the ports committers run current, I think. That means they recompile their systems a lot, and that reinstalls tcl a lot. I'm not sure just how good the move to stable is for ports, if it leaves all the ports committers behind. Who knows, maybe there are enough ports committers running stable. I don't think so, but I haven't done a tally, either. I think it's kind of a gordian knot. Jordan wants a neat sysadmin tool, or maybe I should say installer that doubles as a sysadmin tool. He's clearly right there, but a good tool would have a good UI behind it, and we can't get X folded into the core without a very bloody palace coup (which I want NO part of). Jordan then picks a tool that's heavily tied into ports, and has the other feature of being extremely version-unstable. Sounds like a scenario to sell headache pills. Toss in some bloatist versus anti-bloatist rhetoric, and I guess there's no good fix. Certainly what we have is bad, but where to go to? I think maybe I'm beginning to lean towards the way that SYSV used to be sold, in parts. It wasn't a great thing either, tho. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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