Excerpts from Philip Brown's message of Wed May 20 20:53:27 -0400 2009: > a) just pick one that you the maintainer think is best > > b) do not auto-install, but provide utility scripts to auto-setup for > either of them, and a README.CSW file that indicates, > "run the script you prefer, to finish setup". > > (and of course, some sort of auto-detection for, > "this is an UPGRADE, so go with whatever was previously chosen")
c) make pkgutil/pkg-get smart enough to handle debian-style dependencies above and beyond what pkgadd can actually handle. Much more work, but a better experience in the end. I suspect that this evolution will need to happen anyway in the face of IPS, which won't (doesn't? I haven't played with it) limit itself to the current rigid dependency system. -Ben -- Ben Walton Systems Programmer - CHASS University of Toronto C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302 GPG Key Id: 8E89F6D2; Key Server: pgp.mit.edu Contact me to arrange for a CAcert assurance meeting. _______________________________________________ maintainers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.opencsw.org/mailman/listinfo/maintainers
