Package Management (Was Re: [H-GEN] Samba on SuSE 8.1)

[Greg Black]

On 2003-05-09, Bradley Marshall wrote:
> On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 08:54:11PM +1000, Greg Black wrote:
> > Well, there *are* a number of situations where packages just
> > don't cut it -- although I very much doubt that this is the case
> > in this particular situation.
> > 
> > However, for completeness and the benefit of the lurkers, here
> > are some reasons why you might need to go with the source:
> 
> [ snipped explanations ]
> 
> > I find myself not using certain packages because of all of these
> > reasons, and I'm certainly not alone in that.
> 
> None of the reasons you mentioned are a reason for not building
> your own packages, be it from scratch or using the existing
> packages as a base.

I wasn't advocating not building your own packages, although
that seems unlikely to be a path of least resistance for
somebody who was unfamiliar with that process.  However, at
least one of the examples I gave is in fact a case where you
can't use a package successfully, no matter who builds it.

All I wanted to point out is that there are situations where a
packaged solution might not be what you want.  However, that is
going to be the exception rather than the rule.

Greg

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