This is basically the concept of a "Core" and "Extras" set of packages, ala Fedora Linux.
Although when I wrote the FreeDOS installer, I had the idea that some packages would be required, and some would be optional, even within disk sets. That's why each disk set was flagged yes/no/ask and each package within each disk set was flagged yes/no/ask. So you could pick one "default" compiler, and that would be installed if you chose to install the dev tools, but you could also (optionally) choose to install the other compilers. -jh On 4/1/07, Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, partially agreed... Yet I think we can and should > keep several good compilers in the distro. The confusing > points of the distro are more that you have to dig through > long lists of packets and stuff. It would be nice to have > an option like "install everything which works without > network connection during/after install, while I go away > and have a cup of tea", for example :-)... > > Afterwards you can still use the package manager to add > more packages from the cdrom or install the networking > or usb stuff or remove packages again. Another nice > option would be "install a full base system with all > the usual DOS stuff and show me the list of all other > possible packages, but preselect none for installation, > just add the extras which I manually select". > > Just some ideas. I would have to work out the details if > somebody wants to add such options to the installer. > > Eric > > > There can be as many compilers as there needs to be, but I think the whole > > point is to make the distribution less confusing, let's pick a particular > > tool and the distribution includes that, but you can download the other tool > > from the website. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
