Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering

2004-06-10 Thread Nathan Angelacos
--- Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nathan, > Would you mind making your diff of apkg available? > Mike, I put the package as it exists and some description here http://www.tetrasec.net/index.cgi?page=ApkgLRP As always, comments, suggestions welcome.

Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering

2004-06-09 Thread Nathan Angelacos
--- Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nathan, > Would you mind making your diff of apkg available? > Sure. It doesn't do the http/ftp gets like the real apkg did, and the include/exclude logic is closer to serge's packetfilter than it is to standard lrp, so it's a little different fro

Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering distro

2004-06-08 Thread Mike Noyes
On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 09:51, Nathan Angelacos wrote: > Thanks. Actually I'm using a rewritten apkg (originally from > Oxygen). Nathan, Would you mind making your diff of apkg available? -- Mike Noyes http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes/ SF.net Projects: ffl, leaf, phpwebsite, phpwebsite-comm

Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering distro

2004-06-08 Thread Nathan Angelacos
--- Charles Steinkuehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The big thing to consider is the fact that .deb packages were not made > to re-build the full OS at each reboot, ie: they presume persistent > storage. If you're running your systems off a HDD, that might not be a > problem for you

Re: [leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering distro

2004-06-08 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
Nathan Angelacos wrote: But at that point, I question whether or not its just better to make the switch and use busybox's dpkg applet - and use the .deb package format. debian already has the pre-install, install, deinstall (forget the name) and post-deinstall scripts. Am I missing something

[leaf-devel] Subject: Using .deb packages for custom Bering distro

2004-06-08 Thread Nathan Angelacos
Note: I am NOT wanting to start another "which package system is best" discussion, I'm just looking for comments, observations you all may have... Having used lrp (original), oxygen, Dachstein, bering, and uClib bering, I'm very familiar with the .lrp package structure. Currently we have