Hello FreeDOS community, I've created a new tool for the FreeDOS project - a package manager.
The tool I've created is called 'FDNPKG' (because it's like the old FDPKG, but with extra Network support). To a Linux user, it might look similar to some kind of a highly simplified "apt-get for FreeDOS". FDNPKG allows to install packages both from network repositories and from local *.zip packages. It supports multiple network repositories - this allows anyone to create (and host) his own FreeDOS packages repository (we could imagine internet FreeDOS repositories with old shareware games, or DOS ports of specific opensource projects, etc...). FDNPKG doesn't depend on any external tools, as it contains everything it needs to operate. It requires however a working WatTCP installation (ie. a wattcp config file). FDNPKG is a non-interactive CLI tool. FDNPKG is available for download here: http://www.viste-family.net/mateusz/software/fdnpkg/ I haven't tested FDNPKG in any real-world situation, therefore any feedback is welcome! It works flawlessly on my DOSEMU installation, that's all I know for sure. cheers, Mateusz Viste P.S. I've also done some packaging & repackaging work, and created a few FDNPKG repositories for FreeDOS, containing some development tools, FreeDOS BASE packages, utils, etc (they are all referenced in the default FDNPKG configuration file, so you can browse them using "fdnpkg search"). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
