Am Samstag, 3. Juli 2004 04:57 schrieb Tom Eastep: > Ray Olszewski wrote: > > At 06:58 PM 7/2/2004 -0700, Tom Eastep wrote: > > > > > > The .lrp extension isn't the problem. It requires only a 1-line addition > > to an Apache config file. No big deal to do, and we get the same "order > > of magnitude" improvement. > > Ray, it is the dozens of 1-line differences that are involved in trying > to make and support a LEAF-compatible package that makes it very rare > for a product developer like me to supply native LEAF packages.
Tom, I understand - but changing the name from lrp to tgz is a _lot_of work - rewriting the packaging tools (lrpkg), rewriting the docs, reworking the webpages, recompile every package, maybe I forgot something - you see this is error-prone. And a renaming wouldn't help us to get more developers to solve the remaining issues (providing the files in /var/lib/lrpkg, strip down the packages to the needed stuff (no man pages etc.), stripping the binaries and on and on. You are right, it's a summary of all the one-liners, but I think it's nearly the same as with the most distro's - some require .deb, some rpm; some has ipv6 as standard (Suse 9.1), others not... For every developer, who seriously wants to support LEAF, I suggest to have a look at buildtool/buildpacket http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/buc-buildtool.html http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/bucd-buildpacket.html As a non-programmer I needed a few days and five packages to get used to it, I'm now able to work out an buildtool setup in two hours, including building a package out of the compiled stuff - later updates are done in less than five minutes - respecting "the dozens of 1-line differences". Only drawback at the time is that both packages are build with Bering-uClibc in mind, but they are available in cvs and if someone is willing to add support for Bering or to fork out a Bering-orientied setup, feel free to do so. IMHO, the user-base of LEAF is too small to attract developers to support lrp/tgz as we need it (Tom, you are an exception and a big thank you for your support!) - and possibly lack of information. kp ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
