Enrique Zanardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But dpkg-multicd is more than multiple-cds. There's multi-nfs, > multi-mount, ... that replace nfs, mounted, ... > That's why we think dpkg default methods can be removed/extracted to a > different package.
Ok, I didn't realize this. If the multi-mount, multi-nfs, etc replace the others easily then I drop my objection. > Why do you think it's not suited for maintenance? I've been using it on > a lot of machines here for ~6 months (with a local mirror, ftp access or > http access) and it works a lot better than the other methods. > Using autofs it even works with an NFS mounted mirror. Please see my message to Jules in this thread. > > This should be done in the future, but not at the moment, certainly not > > just before slink's release. > > Sounds reasonable. But it should be done for potato. If dpkg-multicd provides those other features as you describe, then yes, it should be done for potato. > > I don't call the 6 options currently in my dselect's access menu crowded, > > I'd say it was flexible. > > If some of those options don't work, some are duplicated, and there's no > way to get rid of them, that's crowded. I've had no problems with the ones like nfs, mounted, etc not working. If they are superceded by dpkg-multicd, that is fine. Martin.