Guillaume Rousse wrote: > Le Jeudi 27 Juin 2002 12:51, Peter Ruskin a �crit : > >>Would it be possible to identify which contrib packages are installable to >>8.2, cooker or both? > > No more than to identify main package from cooker that are installable on 8.2. > Some do, some don't. > > >>Perhaps sub-directories of Mandrake-devel/contrib, the way plf does it? > > Contrib packages for 8.2 are in mandrake directory > Contrib packages for cooker are in mandrake-devel directory > It is not just a subdirectory question, it is a question of maintaining > packages for a target distribution, which is costly. Ask Buchan, if you want > details :-)
Hmmm, yes, Peter can start by getting the latest avifile and avifile-plugins (including divx) working for all PLF software ... > Rebuilding from source solves only binary dependencies, not actual setup > differences. Think of kde3 setup differences between 8.2 and cooker, for > instance. Mandrake club has a new thing, where some of us have volunteered to build stuff from cooker or cooker-contribs, or even make new RPMs (which will go into cooker). If this works well, then your only way to get newer contrib stuff (besides that which Tex, myself and others already put on their sites) would be to request it in the Club. Of course, if you want to contribute to this, mail Deno. Buchan -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
