There are probably 2 packaging interfaces you could check out .. kpackage (not part of debian i dont think but available from kde.tdyc.com) gnome-apt
nate Anthony Towns wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 07:17:32PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote: > > > > Debian packages don't provide that orientation reliably at all. > > > ls -l /usr/doc/foo > > > dpkg -L foo |grep bin > > > dpkg -L foo |grep man > > > dpkg -L foo |grep info > > > works for *every* package. (Yes, I know it would be more efficient > > > to combine into one dpkg -L command, I left it as an exercise for the > > > reader.) > > If Debian really thinks that is sufficient, then this is hopeless. > > Then why isn't it sufficient? > > Is it not GUI-fied enough? Then please, write a little GUI that lets you > enter a package name, and will then run the above and say "this package > has these binaries, would you like to look at their manapage or info > page?" and lets you click on the manpages or infopages that exist? Thanks > to the existance of dpkg -L that shouldn't be particularly difficult to > write, and it doesn't require 4000 packages to be changed so it's much > much easier to get accepted. > > What, exactly, is it you want that dpkg -L doesn't provide? > > Cheers, > aj > > -- > Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> > I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred. > > ``We reject: kings, presidents, and voting. > We believe in: rough consensus and working code.'' > -- Dave Clark > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature -- ::: ICQ: 75132336 http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.linuxpowered.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
