Hello. > Is it possible to integrate [the Alire Ada package manager] in the > Debian distribution?
It does not make sense to *integrate* a tool intending to overlap with distribution-specific integration tools like dpkg or rpm. CPAN or TeXLive are useful, but source or binary packages from redistributors are preferred except in exotic contexts (like package builds or Windows operating systems :-). On the other hand, Debian may *distribute* Alire. If so, I suggest that the package description and manual page state something like the following. Distribution-specific tools (like apt, aptitude or synaptics) ensure better integration of installed software than language-specific tools, provide recent versions and cross binaries with appropriate settings, benefit rebuilds, should one be necessary, promote hair growth and increase blood circulation. . Alire is provided for Ada software missing from your distribution.
