Hi Natanael,

> If/when its time to look for new package manager, please take a look at 
> apk-tools. http://apk-tools.sourceforge.net. 
Oh, indeed - that surely is on the list of things to check out.

> You would probably want to create packages from files installed on the 
> system, using include/exclude lists, and that is missing. I am working 
> on an apk_create tool, that probably not will be designed 100% for your 
> needs, but its opensource, right ;)
Absolutely. And we're not expecting a perfect replacement that meets all
our needs without any work on our parts. Actually, that is exactly why
we have waited so long to adress this issue - if one puts in all the
work required to change the packaging system, it should be done right,
and whatever new packaging system we decide to use should be flexible
enough to last another 5 or so year (well, the old lrp packaging system
has lasted longer than that).

Basically, this isn't something that's done over night (we have a few
tools that generate and analyze lrp packages, so our frameworks around
building packages would have to be modified too) - so when we switch to
something new, we want to get it right. And if that means waiting until
we have enough time to do it right, that's perfectly fine with me.

Martin


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