Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread Pat Mahoney
On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 10:42:18PM +0200, Leen Besselink wrote: > On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Ben Collins wrote: > > > It was called HPML and it's fairly dead. There is a CVS, but nothing more > > than a skeleton and a spec document. I think Wichert is working on > > something else. > > Yes, and he's go

Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread Leen Besselink
On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Ben Collins wrote: > It was called HPML and it's fairly dead. There is a CVS, but nothing more > than a skeleton and a spec document. I think Wichert is working on > something else. Yes, and he's gonna propose the non .deb people should use that too (as it's better then deb a

Re: Tarbal --> .deb ??Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread John Hasler
Haight Ashbury writes: > Is there a way to compile a source code and make a .deb from it ? Of course! How do you think we developers produce packages? All our tools are packaged. Install and read packaging-manual. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 04:47:41PM -0500, Pat Mahoney wrote: > I seem to recall talk of a new package system for debian. The only things I > remember are that it would understand rpm's as well as others, and I think > its name started with the letter "h". > > Can anyone help me with a URL? Or am

Tarbal --> .deb ??Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread Haight Ashbury
Is there a way to compile a source code and make a .deb from it ? I think it would then be easier to remove an elder programme. > > No it is not a package manager to "unify" rpms and debs. It is an > 'apt-get' LIKE tool for some Rat Hat PAY service. A previous poster was > VERY correct: rpms are

Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread Ron Farrer
Mike Leone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > There was a news blurb on slashdot recently, about someone working on a new > package manager, to unify .rpm and .deb formats. Don't recall that it was > being touted as a new package manager JUST for Debian, however. No it is not a package manager to "un

Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread Mike Leone
-- Original Message -- From: Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:48:43 -0800 >On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 04:47:41PM -0500, Pat Mahoney wrote: >> I seem to recall talk of a new package system for debian. The only things I >> remember are

Re: succesor to dpkg

2000-09-27 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 04:47:41PM -0500, Pat Mahoney wrote: > I seem to recall talk of a new package system for debian. The only things I > remember are that it would understand rpm's as well as others, and I think > its name started with the letter "h". > > Can anyone help me with a URL? Or am