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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:40:05 +0100 Jakob Buchgraber |
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<jakob.buchgraber@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> So why don't you start rewriting, refactoring and improving the |
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> portage source? It definitely doesn't make sense to create a |
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> competing package management system. |
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Because it's far simpler to start from scratch. Refactoring is only |
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possible if the initial design is at least vaguely sane. With things as |
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they are now, making a change is nigh on impossible because there's no |
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way of evaluating the impact. |
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A complete rewrite has already shown itself to be a viable and |
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effective approach. Approaches based upon refactoring have had |
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significantly less success. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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Mail : ciaranm at ciaranm.org |
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Web : http://ciaranm.org/ |
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Paludis, the secure package manager : http://paludis.pioto.org/ |
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