On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:58:05 +0300
"Alon Bar-Lev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You can use any of the config update tools. For Exherbo, we're using
> >  'eselect config'. For Gentoo, carry on using etc-update, or
> >  dispatch-conf, or conf-update, or any of the zillion other options.
> 
> OK... Although this is essential part of package manager, as you
> cannot complete installation without making sure configuration files
> are in place. I agree user may choose to use a different
> implementation, but a simple tools should be provided.

Uh huh. There are lots of them. Take your pick.

> >  > no binary packages (quickpkg)
> >
> >  Binaries we will be doing at some point. But they're not an
> > essential feature for what we're doing.
> 
> So how do you manage large network with paludis?
> You compile from sources at every endpoint?
> Say you have 1000 workstations with different applications installed
> at large groups, do you expect network admin to compile each package
> over and over on all workstations?

No, I expect them to use system images. And just install every
application everywhere, since disk space is cheap.

> >  > no phases for package developers (ebuild)
> > Again, at some point, unless we decide that implementing them will
> >  stop developers from fixing their bad development habits. But
> > again, they're not an essential feature nor even particularly
> > useful.
> 
> It is great you want to force quality, but I don't understand why you
> keep mentioning that this stop developers from doing good job... As I
> wrote you in ticket#580, you cannot do good job if you don't verify
> the outcome of every phase. This does not mean you don't check the
> outcome of the whole process.

Uh, the correct thing to verify is the process as a whole.

> >  > Current configuration for users is to have portage and paludis in
> >  > parallel, completing missing functionality from portage tools.
> >
> >
> > Uh... No particular need to have a Portage config anywhere...
> 
> Yes I do, as I care about the quality of my ebuilds, I have to
> continue use ebuild for checking the phases.

But since users don't use ebuild, using ebuild to check anything has no
impact upon quality.

> And as I must continue use cross compile, I must continue use
> crossdev. And I distribute binary packages from compiler to network,
> so I need to use quickpkg.

Then use them.

> I thought I can move to paludis to prepare to easy Exherbo migration,
> but I don't think I can do this.

Why would it make migration any easier? You might as well install
dselect for all the difference it would make...

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh

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