On Fri, 09 Aug 2002 12:17:31 +0200 Rghetta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Some things I really miss from old rpmdrake: > > - it was a single application: having to open multiple apps is a real > pain. > > - 'updates only' filter, the 'updated' icon and the curr. inst. > version > > - changelog and file list, I use them a lot > > - search by description I agree. The old one was more useful. Also, I've found a nit with adding sources. With the old rpmdrake, I could have a directory with rpms from various sources. I could define the directory as a "source" but as there was no "hdlist," I could leave that blank and rpmdrake would build a list (the synthesis I believe it's called). So I could easily use rpmdrake to install rpms from this or that source and have it handle the dependencies and such. With the new one, I tried the same thing by defining a directory that had various rpms then tried adding it as a source. The "software sources manager" wouldn't let me leave the hdlist field blank. I had to enter something bogus, let it fail to find the hdlist, then edit the entry to blank the field. THEN it went and scanned the directory and built a list. I keep a set of rpms of applications and such that I use off in a partition that I leave intact between installs and upgrades. Being able to use rpmdrake to manage those is very useful. But there's no "hdlist" because the directory is an ad hoc collection which changes as I throw away or add apps and etc. Mark
