> Yeah, inconsistent dependencies are why I shied away from rpm. > They made life harder than not having dependency checking at all. > My current philosophy is to eschew automated dependency > checking (which the minimalist Slackware tarball approach does > not support last time I checked) and learn the dependencies > yourself. That way you are in control no matter what distro you > are working under. As long as you are able to _cleanly_ install > and uninstall packages with a single command, managing dependencies > is not as big of a headache (in theory).
This kind of mindset is not sustainable if you have more than one box to maintain. Knowing every nook-and-cranny of each server one deploys is simply impractical. What is important is that one is capable of analysing the setup of a system with the output of (a) query command(s), and apply certain best-practice principles with the least possible effort and thought. This is the reason the features of RPM are what it is. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
