On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 01:55:05PM +0200, Buchan Milne wrote: > > So could rpmdrake > > provide info on packages, even if there is no media available for it? > > > > How? Telepathy?
Of course ;-) But until then, why not have a textfile or a *db* file with the following: package-version.rpm, Summary, description ... for each source (main, contrib, (plf), (jpackage)) a separate file, possible to reconfigure afterwards, or even using update (hmm, sounds almost like a hdlist file). When you want to install a package for which no medium has been added yet, it will at once be clear to the user that something needs to be done, which is possible to do and the software is actually there. > Channel is confusing IMHO. Media is more descriptive, the problem people > have with it is due to the common uses of it (ie "Installation media" > often refers to CD etc so people don't think further), compared to the > full meaning (newspaper is a medium, internet is a medium etc etc). now only to get the confusing singular/plural form of medium/media sorted out ;-) Cheers Simon
