#2111: Adding PACO to LFS -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- Reporter: spinal84 | Owner: [email protected] Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: 7.0 Component: Book | Version: 7.0 Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- Comment (by Ag.Hatzim):
Replying to [comment:12 spinal84]: > > I am against to add a specific package manager to the Book, unless that specific tool is > > actively maintained from our organization. > Does someone interrupt you from maintaining of PACO? The main developer is friendly enought and responsive man. The problem is not if he is friendly or not. What you ask with your ticket (or what I think you ask) is to integrate paco commands into the book. So we will base our method (and our commands) in a tool which is developed outside of our organization. That means we will not have total control over it. That is unacceptable. Another thing to consider is that, and since our provided books gives to the reader the know how to create a *custom* distribution for any use and purpose; by using a specific tool, it takes away that freedom of choice. What is the most interesting part of our books, and it will have to stay like this in the foreseeable future, are the plain commands. If there is enough interest to use Paco or any other tool for that matter, this is a job that should be done outside of the book, that means a different book and a different subproject. For the latter we already have Alfs and Jhalfs. And I remember that there was a jhalfs patch about paco, I don't know if it is still under maintaince, I think is not, but I am sure it won't be too difficult to re- add it as a complementary component. As for the former, yes, I always believed that there had to be a book dedicated for package management, explaining in depth various techniques and quite probably using a dedicated tool. That is a discussion though that needs a new ticket and most importantly a couple of passionated guys to create that book who will mix the power of XML and the automation modern techniques with the proper tools. A book which has to be built on top of Jhalfs or a new generation tool. I thought I noticed a discussion started by Jeremy but it was during my long absense so I am not sure if there is an effort or not. But I agree in principle that the package managment issue has to be resolved with one way or another. Even if it is as an educational project. "How to manage a distribution." I think it will be interesting. -- Ticket URL: <http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/ticket/2111#comment:13> LFS Trac <http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/> Linux From Scratch: Your Distro, Your Rules. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
