On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 10:18:11AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > >=== >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Corinna Vinschen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:39 PM >Subject: Re: -src package standard: proposal #5 and #5a > > >> Since everybody had a point now, I would like to add my two cent here. >> >> We just need two things in the new setup before the next rewrite: >> >> - New packages should be in `install', not in `skip' state. > >If you can suggest how to trivially identify said packages, sure. >Otherwise, this should wait for installed.db to become a database - ie >for rpm (does it have a database of available packages outside of >rpmfind.net?) or deb compatability.
I don't agree that new packags should be automatically be marked as install. I think they should be presented in the correct state. If the packages are selected via a category, or whatever, then they should be installed, obviously. Otherwise, I think they should just be presented with a "Skip". Tracking which packages are new could be handled by either modifying installed.db to record all packages but mark them with their installed state or to create a separate file. A database would work too, of course. >> - A One-Click "select all packages" button. Hope Amazon doesn't read >this. > >Thats what cgf and I just had a discussion on. I still don't see how a >'select all packages' button will get clueless or new users to install >what they need. And installing *everything* is exactly what we were >trying to get away from. Clickable categories as well don't solve that. > >Still NMP. > >Chris, Corinna, please put heads together and decide: "select all >packages button" or "clickable categories (so you can add a category >'almost all' or whatever). > >Then tell me, and I'll code up the band aid for the categories branch. I think that clickable categories is step one. Adding a category to which everything belongs is step two. Detecting package binary conflicts is step three. Step three could be handled by upset. cgf
