> hmmm... digging through the cobwebs of my memory, I recall making a
> makefile which would build a package for you. Edit the name and
> administrivia, make, and you get a package. The hard part about making
> a package is not the assembly of the package, it is the integration with
> the re
Mario Goebbels wrote:
>> I agree, but it is a bug if you have to edit XML ;-)
>
> Heh. Well, editable was more meant in the way that you can quickly write one
> yourself. For instance if you assembled a collection of (important) scripts,
> and want to distribute it, it may be easier to write up
> I agree, but it is a bug if you have to edit XML ;-)
Heh. Well, editable was more meant in the way that you can quickly write one
yourself. For instance if you assembled a collection of (important) scripts,
and want to distribute it, it may be easier to write up a couple of lines
yourself tha
Hi Alberto,
Yes
> Have you used WiX? I did, and I don't even found words in my mother
> tongue to tell you how broken it is in terms of maintanability, 60% of
> that is due to the XML thing.
Yes I do on a daily basis right now (WiX v3)...which is why it was
fresh in my mind. I find it pretty str
Jason J. W. Williams wrote:
> XML-based would be very nice. Even it were just an XML-build language
> that generated the final package ala the WiX project for MSIs
> (http://wix.sourceforge.net/). One of the nice things about using an
> XML build language is integration with an automated build proc
2007/7/20, Jason J. W. Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> XML-based would be very nice. Even it were just an XML-build language
> that generated the final package ala the WiX project for MSIs
> (http://wix.sourceforge.net/). One of the nice things about using an
> XML build language is integration wit
XML-based would be very nice. Even it were just an XML-build language
that generated the final package ala the WiX project for MSIs
(http://wix.sourceforge.net/). One of the nice things about using an
XML build language is integration with an automated build process.
It does seem to me that have a
Mario Goebbels wrote:
> On the same note, it would be nice if package generation would be easier as
> it is right now.
>
> In my ideal world, the package would consist out of an easy readable and
> editable XML file with:
I agree, but it is a bug if you have to edit XML ;-)
-- richard
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On the same note, it would be nice if package generation would be easier as it
is right now.
In my ideal world, the package would consist out of an easy readable and
editable XML file with:
- Package identification (unique ID plus version number and architecture, hash
of the package(s))
- Copy
One question I'd answer early is whether or not ZFS is going to be a
requirement for future Solaris systems or not. Because realistically, if it
isn't assumed to always be there, it probably won't be taken full advantage of.
If it IS asssumed to be there, people will be more prone to go ahead a
* Tim Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-07-19 15:19]:
> On Jul 19, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Stephen Hahn wrote:
>
> >
> > Danek and I have been poking around at packaging the last little
> > while; I've written down many of the issues we're juggling in a
> >blog
> > post:
> >
> > http://blogs.sun.
On Jul 19, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Stephen Hahn wrote:
>
>Danek and I have been poking around at packaging the last little
>while; I've written down many of the issues we're juggling in a
> blog
>post:
>
>http://blogs.sun.com/sch/entry/observations_on_packaging
Good stuff! We going t
Stephen Hahn wrote:
>
>Danek and I have been poking around at packaging the last little
>while; I've written down many of the issues we're juggling in a blog
>post:
>
>http://blogs.sun.com/sch/entry/observations_on_packaging
AFAIK one item is missing:
- The packaging system shoul
Danek and I have been poking around at packaging the last little
while; I've written down many of the issues we're juggling in a blog
post:
http://blogs.sun.com/sch/entry/observations_on_packaging
There's more to write, of course, and I hope to get the rest of my
notes out in s
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