Hi * Please remove the stuff you're not refering to.
On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 11:22:32PM +1000, Alex Fisher wrote: > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:54, Christian Lohmaier wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 11:52:42AM +1000, Alex Fisher wrote: > > > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:49, Christian Lohmaier wrote: > [...] > > > Which is precisely what the current RPMs do... I have normally installed > > > my programs into </usr/local/>, > > > > These are not binary packages, right? > > Wrong. I rarely compile from source (the kernel is the primary exception). of > all the software I have installed, only two have been compiled from source, > and only four have been installed in /opt. *Everything* else has ended in > either /usr/local or (in several instances, mainly anti-virus > software) /usr/lib.... And how were these packages installed? > > [...] > > No. You say: "We need the graphical setup for the "helpless child"" and > > then you argument with something only an advanced user will do. > > :) wrong again. Even when I was just starting to find my way around Windows > 3.1, I preferred to use a Custom setup. And at that point, I had had a > computer for about 3 months. At that time, I *was* the archetypal "helpless > child". That tune-syndrome, I see ;-> > > [...] > > You have to choose between one (or none) of the desktop-integration > > packages. These will register the OOo mime-types and set-up entries in > > the application-menu to launch OOo. Install the one that matches your > > distribution. > > Not possible. Mandrake is not catered for, and neither the RH nor SuSE ones > work. Then check out a more recent build. The mandrake-package is now included, as is my freedesktop-package. It was /contributed/ - you see, this actually works :-) And BTW: The integration would not have worked with the old setup either. Contrary: adding support for the various distributions would be fare more complicated (or even impossible) with the old setup. Again: keep the argumentation fair. > Gnome integration is useless, as Mandrake uses KDE by default. Why is that useless? If you don't need it, don't install it. > [...] > The real answer is that there is a need for *both* forms of installation, and > always will be. We *need* RPM, DEB *and* tarball methods.... What is tarball method? Surely not a setup-program. Use rpm2cpio and cpio and you'll get your "tarball". The setup is dead-long live the native installers. ciao Christian -- NP: Metallica - Metal Militia --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
