In regard to: Re: Ant and RPM integration-- Has anyone looked into it?,...:
>>RPM is crying out to be rewritten using Java and XML IMHO ;-) > >Agreed. I would love to see the arguments that might convince me why it's "crying out" to be rewritten in Java. Frankly, I think you're either trolling or you don't have a clue what you're talking about, but I'm willing to let you prove it, either way. ;-) I don't have anything against either Java or XML (I like both a lot, and I think XML is really cool, Java less-so these days), but if all you have is the Java hammer, it may look like the appropriate tool for any job. It's not. Requiring a working JVM at system install time (or really *any* time) to be able to install and remove packages is a pretty serious prerequisite. Perhaps what you're really implying is that Linux and everyone else should include a JVM in the kernel, so it's capable of running Java programs just like any other native executable format. Is that what you're thinking? ;-) Tim -- Tim Mooney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Information Technology Services (701) 231-1076 (Voice) Room 242-J1, IACC Building (701) 231-8541 (Fax) North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5164
