Wed Dec 24 01:46:27 EST 2014
README for Depend Order Install List (doil)
These files are the same on sf:
doil-10.0.1.tar.gz
doil.tar.gz
NEW for doil !
* big improvements since 5.9
* more likely packaging (using automake)
* see below !
* real darn close to beta !
BUILD will be easy as far as builds go
$ tar -xzf doil-10.0.1.tar.gz
$ cd doil-10.0.1
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install
/----------------------\
| examples/ |
\----------------------/
* doil is like dpkg + dselect but with mini txt menus, quick
* new capabilities working sorting dependancies
sorts really all and acting on in that ord, like make(1)
show-all and show-all-view
* run INSTALL as regular user (in debian, or get an /etc/apt/apt.list)
* start-fresh will build tables from a Packages files then
show titles of all debian packages (in /var/dpkg/available)
by total order of Depends (ie, libc6 first, glotski last)
* a make process, re-builds if available has changed
* big improvements since 5.9
+ doilW wrapper for common -i -r makes use easy / typical
+ many fixes - one to -r so high priority, softlink oops
+ big speed improvement, gdeptrace's runs 1x instead of 3x
+ some traveled conveniences and fluff added, logic preening
* doil -W (alias doilW)
uses small dpkg (in sh) to install/remove, and
while hobbyish: does all typical things but
faster than dpkg and hackable, and in tot. dep. ord
* depend-order-install-source (partly works)
make Sources (like Packages) and treat source as pkgs
(only for install remove, not for compile)
(back burner - may not be working well)
* see examples/ for features and caps and docs
* simpler to install and try
* FAR closer to almost BETA !
* see full README.examples tot. dep of avail v. tot dep of status
briefly, depend-order-install-list (doil)
* for use by experienced debian users only, see README.examples
* depend-order-install-list can some apt-get(1) and dpkg(1) + new
not a replacement, for alternate use
* does list ordering by depependancy, in make(1) ready fashion
dkg, apt-get, BSD, et al cannot do (BSD appears to for src,
it just follows list, no idea if missing/conflicts are ahead)
debian demands orderless [install/remove] should work but
some packages don't install (or esp make) if some depends
are not "hello" before them
* mini built-in conflicts resolver / asker (no graphics)
* allows older or newer version to (try to) install
* has a way to act on rdeps (associated pkg) on either -r or -u
* can update Packages or Sources records lists
* mini built-in hobby pkg(1)
other scripts
* there are many utilities to see, all listed in README.examples
INSTALL
# no longer needed
#$ cd examples/
## root user only - install bins only
#$ make install # run INSTALL -s
#$ sh INSTALL
# suggested not required, set default home
echo "/var/debdep" >> ~/.debdep-loc
mkdir -p /var/debdep
cd /var/debdep
# make new run dir, then show-all of available
$ start-fresh newdir
$ cd newdir
$ shmake dep-sort
$ show-all | less
# after first run it (tables built) it's much quicker
# records in newdir can point to any pkgs file
# use doil , download one .deb
$ cd ~/debdep
$ mkdir tmp # for -C cachepath, if not root
$ doil -C ~/tmp -d -d dlint
# the .deb is now in tmp/ (-d -d means dl pkglist only)
# docs
$ man ./depend-order-install.1
$ man ./shmake.1 # a simple make(1)
# README.examples has legend of files and their use
# all gen. use utils now support -h
start-fresh makes softlinks in newdir, builds tables for
records file then shows gdeptrace sorted table.
default record is /var/lib/dpkg/available, status too for doil
(a plain text file containing description of each software)
doil can create, these much like dselect(1), if asked
doil needs the /debdep/ dir known globally, as above
"shmake dep-sort ; show-all" alone doesn't need that
testing/unsable: use doil with -e to review actions (do not apply)
NOTE to aptitude(1) users
aptitude uses private binary db but apt-get and doil use
plain text records: see README.examples, import/export
examples CHANGELOG (last two):
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doil (no. 10.0.1) testing; urgency=low
* added automake packaging
* now separate dl from gdeptrace-5.9.6 (which you still need though!)
-- John Hendrickson <debguy@sourceforge.net> Wed, 24 Dec 2014 01:53:23 -0500
gdeptrace-examples-update (no. 10) testing; urgency=high
* -r has long not checked for dependancies, fixed
big but simple ommision (due to softlink, start-fresh had changed)
since about 9.4, status file was not copied from STATUS 2 to STATUS 1
impact: -r may have left packages on system that depend on pkg not working
to find orphans: (other than ignore and fix if ever needed)
doil is built not to tamper with pkgs unrelated to request, so doil won't
add / ask fix orphans unless related to current request
check doil-status*/error* it should show a list of orphans seen
or use dpkg tools, has an orphan finder somewhere
* big speed improvement, runs gdeptrace only 1x instead of 3x per build
had been designed to, but had been a remote need till recently
* of {} || foo had mistakenly unactived set -e at a few places, fixed
also a false negative on info/pkg.config success having been true
* add: a few lesser ommisions, inconveniences, and minimalist fluff added
* -W -g now runs dpkg-reconfigure, get asked full pkg config questions
(this finalizes the features of -W intended to be supported, fixes aside)
* more lax on on dropping the impossible from pkglist
-s (static) is for getting "all or none of request" now
+ allow install on installed: many complain when they can't restore files
* again it's almost beta, likely a few more things turn up before really
being beta, so do not use -r -E (all rdeps) without hand checking !
each works well when 1st made: needs to be all working at same time :)
-- John Hendrickson <debguy@sourceforge.net> Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:25:36 -0500
gdeptrace-examples-update (no. 9.5.1) testing; urgency=medium
* added supersede default has two glitches, fixed
had not checked for empty tip-list replace and had skipped for -r
these
-- John Hendrickson <debguy@sourceforge.net> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:07:47 -0500
