Alex Hayes wrote:
> AppDrake or InstallDrake
>
> utility would take a .tar, .tar.gz, etc. uncompress it into a temp
> directory, run through the ./configure, make and make install, or
> alternatively running an install.sh or other script. even for those of us
> who have no problem installing software, this would seem like a Good Thing.
>
> i'm not a coder, so i can't implement this. perhaps there is someone Out
> There who has put such a utlity together?
>
> on another note, 7.1 is up with kde beta and xfree 4.0, and staroffice, and
> i am loving everything. default OS is now linux. you guys are kicking a$$.
>
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- My opinion - Its a very good idea!
There is a point: Not all source package tarballs have this sequences of
building: ./configure; make; make install
and most of the time we need to be root for the install step.
Since I am not a script coder, I however, do know well C/C++.
For the ones who are interrested:
I am willing to start a gui frontend ( a KDE app ) .
I could start the project at sourceforge.net or wherever,
start the code with Kdevelop and testing.
But I cannot do it all by myself due to
some little lacks of Linux and KDE programing knowledges.
I will need support for:
- CVS Project management
- KDE apps configuration API ( I am lost )
on how to save/retreive application's context
- Selecting which data to keep and how to save: files, dirs etc...
- Detecting user's/Xwindows privileges ( root ? )
- Uninstall - how to remove dependant custom/added libs
- What else ?
Here is what I am certainly capable:
- User interface ( gui ) - presentation.
- Catching and parsing stdout/stderr output from "configure/gcc/make"
- What else ?
If any other is interrested and wants me to participate, let me know :-)
I want to tell that it could be an other very good point for Mandrake to have
something like this ( let say- "DrakeInstaller" like Alex said ).
Thanx
Alex Hayes wrote:
>tres bien fait!
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Selon moi, voici ce que je pense des distributions "pour tous" de Linux que
j'ai essay�:
Mandrake:
Sans vouloir diminuer les autres distributions et selon mon modeste degr� de
connaissance
de Linux, je pense que Mandrake est la meilleur des distributions en ce qui
attrait
� l'�quilibre entre la quantit� de packages (ni trops, ni pas ass�) ,
la qualit� de la configuration et la qualit� des programmes-maisons de
configuration.
Sans parler de l'interface de l'installation qui d�passe m�me MS-Windows!
Corel Linux est une autre distrib digne de mention mais une fois install�e,
rien � faire pour enlever son propre lilo dans le MBR, autrement
que de d�partitioner le disque dur! Pire qu'un virus et Microsoft!
KDE am�lior� ...
Caldera (2.2) ressemble � un Redhat bris�!
SuSE (6.1, 6.2) : Tr�s difficile � configurer.
Avoir une bonne connaissance de Linux,
et quelques fois conna�tre la langue germaine :-)))
/etc est m�connaissable.
Slackware: Je ne la reconnais plus depuis la version 4.0.
voil� mon opinion.
Serge Lussier
