2010/1/17 Stephen Pelc step...@mpeforth.com:
I would have said that I don't have the skill set for this - I'm
not, and don't want to be, a Linux kernel guru. However, I have
talked to a number of people who produce proprietary Linux apps
in niche markeys, and they all agree that packaging is
2010/1/17 Stephen Pelc step...@mpeforth.com:
This is an aggregated response. If the lack of attribution
upsets you, I apologise.
A majority of the software for the Linux platform is distributed in
source code form.
That's the open source business model. It's a service model. You
pay for
On Fri, Jan 15 at 11:40, Jacqui Caren-home wrote:
John Cooper wrote:
* I know Gentoo isn't packaged, but it has its own install procedures
like a package.
I really like /etc/portage/package.use as I often find I need an oddity
such as a threaded perl and unlike most other systems gentoo
This is an aggregated response. If the lack of attribution
upsets you, I apologise.
A majority of the software for the Linux platform is distributed in
source code form.
That's the open source business model. It's a service model. You
pay for service, not for acquisition. That's fine for
Oops. Next time, you might want to stage the upgrade, test your
packages still build and then do it on the live system.
So you have to have two boxes every time you upgrade? This is a
good thing (TM)?
Do you have some error messages though? It might just be trivial.
The BUILDROOT macro
2010/1/15 Stephen Pelc step...@mpeforth.com:
Our users don't want to have to edit repository lists. They want
download, install, run. We try to provide what real users want.
Sysadmins are not real users.
It is not an admin task. You just put the download url in a different
place. In the
Stephen Pelc wrote:
You can only improve something by acknowledging what's wrong
with it.
When dealing with free, open source software coded largely by volunteers
you can take it a stage further - you can get involved and fix it.
Sean
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And I've made disapointment
My very best friend
Sean Gibbins wrote:
Stephen Pelc wrote:
You can only improve something by acknowledging what's wrong
with it.
When dealing with free, open source software coded largely by volunteers
you can take it a stage further - you can get involved and fix it.
Sorry but this is where it gets flame
Jacqui Caren-home wrote:
Sean Gibbins wrote:
Stephen Pelc wrote:
You can only improve something by acknowledging what's wrong
with it.
When dealing with free, open source software coded largely by volunteers
you can take it a stage further - you can get involved and fix
rant
Linux is getting more like Windows. A development box was
upgraded from Kubuntu 9.04 to 9.10, and now our rpm packaging
scripts are broken.
Packaging under Linux is a complete shambles. We haven't
had packaging issues for Windows software for over ten years.
The idea that you have to ship
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:20:17PM -, Stephen Pelc wrote:
rant
Linux is getting more like Windows.
More users? Surely a good thing.
A development box was upgraded from Kubuntu 9.04 to 9.10, and now our
rpm packaging scripts are broken.
Oops. Next time, you might want to stage the
On 14/01/10 12:20, Stephen Pelc wrote:
rant
Linux is getting more like Windows. A development box was
upgraded from Kubuntu 9.04 to 9.10, and now our rpm packaging
scripts are broken.
All updates should be tested before deploying AND have backups available
to restore the original
2010/1/14 Stephen Pelc step...@mpeforth.com:
rant
Linux is getting more like Windows. A development box was
upgraded from Kubuntu 9.04 to 9.10, and now our rpm packaging
scripts are broken.
Packaging under Linux is a complete shambles. We haven't
had packaging issues for Windows software
2010/1/14 Stephen Pelc step...@mpeforth.com:
It is much the same with windows. Creating a package for windows 95,
or Windows 7 is likely to be different.
I'm sorry to say that it's not :)
There are a few differences in distributable files between versions, but
nothing to warrant separate
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