Re: [Freedos-devel] Installed Application Database Hypothesis

2008-01-09 Thread Tony G
: [Freedos-devel] Installed Application Database Hypothesis > > Hi Antony (please use plain text mail without html!), > >> Implementing an Installed Application Database along with an associated >> install API would make installing applications easier (perhaps somewhat >> ak

Re: [Freedos-devel] Installed Application Database Hypothesis

2008-01-09 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Antony (please use plain text mail without html!), > Implementing an Installed Application Database along with an associated > install API would make installing applications easier (perhaps somewhat > akin to Windows). There is not an API but a tool. We do have that tool. It does have an inst

[Freedos-devel] Installed Application Database Hypothesis

2008-01-09 Thread Antony Gordon
Hypothesis: Implementing an Installed Application Database along with an associated install API would make installing applications easier (perhaps somewhat akin to Windows). What I've learned: Each application comes packaged in a ZIP file that contains a text file with a list of conflicting