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Date:      Sun, 18 Feb 2001 22:05:10 -0700
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Moving Things
Message-ID:  <3A90A986.C8455C8A@softweyr.com>
References:  <200102190425.VAA11378@usr05.primenet.com>

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Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> To add some more fuel to the fire, here is the source code for the
> SCO configuration management tools:
> 
>         http://www.sco.com/skunkware/devtools/#mkvol
>         http://www.sco.com/skunkware/devtools/#mkpkg
>         http://www.sco.com/skunkware/devtools/#pkgtools
> 
> PS: I'm still thinking that an "installshield" type tool, and a
> Windows-like "Add/Remove Programs" control panel would be a
> healthy chunk of having all this work done.
> 
> PPS: There's a Java version of InstallShield, which can run on
> FreeBSD: http://www.installshield.com/iemp/features/default.asp

At Clyde Digital/Raxco/Axent Technologies, we did a platform-independant
installer that was a shell script with a .tgz appended to it.  The script
determined which platform it was running on and extracted the correct
bits for that architecture and operating system.

Before anyone gets their undies in a bundle over this, it might be worth-
while to coordinate with the Open Packages folks, who seem to be working
on similar issues.

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/


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