Gerard Beekmans wrote: > The more we discuss it, the more PM becomes a focal point. > > We need a clearly defined list of pros, cons and technical explanations > plus their limitations of each viable choice - all the information that > a user needs to make an informed decision while keeping in mind that > some of these programs may never have been used (or heard of) before. So > we can't assume a basic working understanding of the programs. >
Though i have yet to use it myself, i'd be interested in reading such a review of *Paludis*, at least for comparative purposes. http://paludis.pioto.org/ One feature particularly caught my eye:- "Support for repositories containing things other than ebuilds". I've been unable thus far to determine the precise extent of that support, but it seems to suggest that the PM could be androgenous, & therefore well-suited to a user-base with diverse prior experience of other PM's & their various spec-file flavours. It also appears to support & indeed endorse the running of test-suites, something i'm unqualified to comment on with regard to other PM's. Based on this article:- http://lab.obsethryl.eu/content/paludis-gentoo-and-ciaran-mccreesh-uncensored ...I believe George Makrydakis may be well-equipped to provide such a review, but i'd appreciate it wherever it came from. If this request is deemed inappropriate &/or naive, no offense will be taken from being told so. ;) > - it's strengths and weaknesses > - why it's better than other candidates > - why it's worse than other candidates > - what it takes to integrate it in the LFS book > * not looking for installation instructions. Just explain the impact > and changes that will be required for successful use > - what it likely is not able to do for its users > - how well it can deal with matters such as conflict resolution and > dependency handling > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
