Re: synaptic / apt4rpm

I'm NOT responding about apt on current mailing list - I consider that
sort of thing relevant.

However, a couple of points:

1) up2date never claimed provide one stop shopping for package control -
you use up2date to "talk to the network" and rpm to query about local
packages. I agree it might be interesting to add some basic local stuff
to up2date.

2) Look at the code for apt, and then look at the code for up2date. I'm
not talking about language wars between python and c++: look at the
overall quality and attention to detail.

2.5) pay particular attention to the dependancy resolution and the fact
that file dep support in apt4rpm is an afterthought.

3) Apt servers are basically VERY simple - it should not be hard at all
to setup.


On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 13:47, Bob Van Cleef wrote:
> 
> I've been pretty disappointed with the Red Hat up2date interface for a long
> time. The major weakness being its silence on what is currently installed.
> (I was spoiled by running one debian system and using dselect.)
> 
> I looked at Red Carpet from Ximian http://www.ximian.com/, but it had the 
> same lack of features:
> 
> 	- no clue as to currently installed packages
> 	- no listing of current version of packages
> 	- no support for package removal
> 
> I have since found the apt4rpm tools at freshrpms.net.  Add the Synaptic
> (http://distro.conectiva.com.br/projetos/46/) GUI front end, and you have
> a very nice tool set.
> 
> I am now looking at what it would take to set up a local apt server, which
> may mean that the current server may become obsolecent.
> 
> Bob
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