Brian Banister wrote: > As a user, I care about src packages because there are times when I > want a particular feature compiled in which the maintainer did not > want. For example, I want bacula to use postgres rather than the > default compiled MySQL. Under debian based systems, it is easy to > grab the source (with any patches used) plus build scripts to > reproduce that package. I can then make my config edits and build a > new (custom to me) package to install. This also works well for > backporting a particular app to my current system.
I'm all for making it easy, this discussion is just about where it's being kept. > Making this easy is a good thing. > > I'm not saying I have anything to offer on _where_ the details are > kept, just a plug that it be easy, and to take issue with the > statement that users don't care about the source. I think what they were trying to say is that the overwhelming majority of our target audience are not likely to recompile packages. More than likely, they're going to pick a repository that has the software configured the way they want, and use that instead. However, as I said before, I'm all for making it easy. I'm just picky about where the bits are kept. Your feedback is appreciated. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
