Re: Darwin softwareupdate?

On May 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Rob Braun wrote:

> On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 11:48:49PM +0300, Michael Dexter wrote:
>
>>
>> Why is Darwin reinventing the wheel on this subject? Apple obviously
>> knows how to leverage open source software but seems to have a
>> hang-up with regards to Darwin's build environment. Maybe because it
>> does not fit the XCode model but so what? Proven build systems exist
>> here and now and could incorporate features of NetBSD's elegant
>> cross-building.
>>
>> What's so bad about public CVS servers and /usr/src plus /usr/ojb for
>> the binary output? (Obviously something political if you've tried to
>> use Apple's official ADC darwinsource site to download code.)
>>
>> The same goes for package management. :( Can someone point me to
>> "Installer's" Uninstall feature? (Shareware Desinstall is the only
>> one I've found.) Correct me if I'm wrong but Darwinports does not
>> appear to integrate with apples "package" system which appears to be
>> little more than a framework for installation archives.
>>

You're quite severely mixing topics here. The Mac OS X Installer is not
part of Darwin, so it's featureset (or lack thereof) are not applicable.

>
> If you would like Apple to change its build system, open source
> model, and the technologies it uses, I suggest directing your
> comments to Apple.  You can try filing bugs if you like.
> We here at opendarwin have very little influence over what
> Apple does or doesn't do.

No, a better solution would be to prototype suggested NetBSD build  
system
so that it can be usefully benchmarked and feature-tested. I'd be pretty
interested in this.

Shantonu