On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 3:57 AM, Chris Withers <ch...@simplistix.co.uk> wrote: > Benji York wrote: >> >> [install-some-debs] >> recipe = iw.recipe.cmd >> on_install = true >> on_update = true >> cmds = apt-get install ... > > If I understand the OP, he's deploying on debian and wants to be able to do: > > bin/buildout > > ...to set up a whole machine.
Right. > I love that idea, and in that case, I'd want a recipe that looked like: > > [debian-packages] > recipe = ...recipe.aptitude > packages = > logwatch > postfix > subversion > ... > > ...which would basically do: > > sudo aptitude install > > ...for each package in the list. and $ sudo aptitude remove if a package is removed from the list. I want buildout.cfg to be `executable documentation`, a place to remember details in a helpful way. > > Have I missed something? > If not, lemme know when the recipe is written ;-) I appreciate the encouragement. I've gotten several suggestions, I like the stdeb approach but it adds another learning curve. I think I'll copy iw.recipe.cmd to recipe.aptitude, change the `cmds` option to `packages` and monkey with that. Sound reasonable? Thanks, Kent > > Chris > > -- > Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting > - http://www.simplistix.co.uk > _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
