Re: [Openbsdbinpatch-misc] hello list

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2007/1/9, Antoine Jacoutot <aja...@lp...>:
> Hey.
>
> Glad to see binpatch under the light again.

Hey Antoine :-)  thanks for coming.

>
> To follow the todo thread, interesting features could be:
>
> - no need to install the sets, use mtree (drawback, make the patches
> bigger), so anyone with a stable system and /usr/src can create binpatches

I'm not sure about this. I'd like to hear opinions of the other
members of the list.

As much as I agree that it would be a convenience to get a way to use
mtree and so avoid installing the sets (it would be faster and require
less disk space), I think binpatch would not make sense anymore if we
pack files others than the modified ones.

Or am I missing something?

What others think about this?


> - small app to install/remove patches and of course, list them (patch_add,
> patch_delete, patch_info...)

I would be glad to add it. I'd like some enlightenment here too,
please. I remember that some people (like me) is unable to see why a
patch would be uninstalled. If the patch was incorrect, patch again.

I'd like to keep binpatch's approach as simple as possible. I like to
think of a binary patch as a simple tarball to unpack on / as opposed
to Solaris's patch dependencies and special programs to handle it.

But I am open and would love to read others' opinions and prove me
wrong if I am. Really.


> - when it is "perfect", force someone to import it in the official cvs ;-)

;-)

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Gerardo Santana