Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:40:19 +0200 (CEST) | From | Igmar Palsenberg <> | Subject | Re: want tool to open RPM package on Window 95 |
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> > > I can think of a number of uses for such a tool. For example, to read > > > the documentation of a package before installing it on a different > > > (Linux-based) system; or to unpack a source-rpm in order to build it > > > with Cygwin. > > > > Bad idea. Most RPM'S contain specific RH patches, most of them being path > > fixes. Get the tar.gz in that case. > > Some software may only (easily) be available in src-rpm format. I might > just want to build one of the binaries in it by hand. I might just want to > read the docs. I might ... > > The point is not what I might or might not want; the point is that there > are valid uses for RPM on Windows. > > > Second, there is no way to actually build on a Windows machine, so I don't > > see the use of it. > > There's no reason why RPM might not be ported to Cygwin.
Would be good for consistancy. I still have to see a good decent Windows install / uninstall program.
> > > > Second, I'm glad there isn't. Saves tons of bugus bug reports. > > > > Ever opened a UNIX textfile in Notepad, which is the default editor in > > most windows versions ? > > How does this relate to the current discussion?
Because I got two reports with 'Hey, you'r docs are screwed in Notepad'.
> By "RPM maintainer" do you mean maintainer of the .rpm package or > maintainer of the RPM package management tool?
The maintainer.
> I don't even use RPM myself; I use Debian. But every now and then I'm > forced to use a Windows machine and sometimes do find it very convenient to > be able to unpack Debian packages.
I use about all there is in package management.
I don't care if people unpack / build things on Windows, as long as I don't get bug reports. And I do get them.
> - Ruud de Rooij.
Igmar
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