On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 02:21:38AM +1100, Martin Mitchell wrote: > Enrique Zanardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 12:21:00AM +1100, Martin Mitchell wrote: > > > I strongly object to removing all of those except cdrom. I don't find apt > > > adequate for my needs at this stage. > > > > What about dpkg-multicd? > > I have no objection to cdrom being replaced with dpkg-multicd.
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. > > I don't see anything "essential" in them. There are a lot of methods > > available on slink (and slink's base system) that work as well than dpkg > > default methods. > > Remember that dselect isn't just used to install the system, you also > need to maintain it. I don't find the apt method an appropriate tool at > this stage for maintenance. Where it excels at present is in the initial > installation. 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. > > If you still need dpkg default methods, a proper solution would be to > > extract them to a different package (say, dpkg-defaults), make dpkt-ftp, > > dpkg-mountable, dpkg-multicd, dpkg-defaults, apt ... provide a virtual > > package "dpkg-method" and make dpkg depend on dpkg-method. > > 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. > 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. -- Enrique Zanardi [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
