Re: source-based package management

[andrea abelli]

In data 20/6/2006, "Michael Heath" <address@hidden> ha
scritto:

>Source based packages implemented in a way similar to Gentoo GNU/Linux
>benefit from the fact that features are easily customizable. Rather than
>having a set of precompiled binary packages with common features, a user can
>select optional package features and not only have he package customized to
>their choices, but have the tree of dependencies respond to their choice.

I think you can do this with the source-install (apt), without
considering that apt doesnt pretend to be a fully customizable
installer, since, for some kind of structural reason
(_there_is_no_standard_) this cannot be, under any circustance, true.

>Once such a source based packae manager is designed, it could also be used
>for generating our binary packages.
You should still "pack" (or at least accomodate) any source tarball you
want gnu's user to be able to install.

andrea