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On Tue, 2 Jul 2002 03:47:31 +0200 Spider <spider@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Mon, 1 Jul 2002 19:06:27 -0600 |
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> Collins <erichey2@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > It sounds a lot like ex-president Clinton - "It depends on the |
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> > meaning of is." |
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> he. |
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> > What does the term "add on" mean? Isn't every package other the |
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> > the kernel, gnu stuff, etc. an "add on"? |
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> in our case, what is not locally compiled through portage is |
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> considered an "add-on" that means things like JDK's, Opera, |
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> OpenOffice-bin, Netscape 4.x and other binary-only applications. |
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> emerge's go as "system" since the emerge command specifies that this |
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> should be part of your installation, and it is something we provide |
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> with our OS, not an "add-on" to it. |
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> fex. A user can bootstrap, then just "emerge kde" and have a fully |
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> functional (supposedly) system. |
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> I've cc'd the list because this is relevant to them, please do the |
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> same in the future. |
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OK, that much is clear. So how do you resolve /usr/kde/2 ... with the |
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prohibition you've cited? |
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"Large software packages must not use a direct subdirectory under the |
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/usr hierarchy." |
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Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD? |
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