8 Oct
2006
8 Oct
'06
4:22 p.m.
On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:14:32 +0200 VMiklos <vmiklos@frugalware.org> wrote:
2) all the other package managers (rpm/deb/slack) includes the architecture in the filename
I've been arguing for the architecture in the filename for a long time... some arch devs are really against the idea and I have no idea why... Usually the best argument they have is that it breaks backwards compatibility and packages in repos should be stored in their architecture's directories. Both of which, I don't buy. I once had an idea to not depend on the filename at all. Instead to get the package's info from the .PKGINFO. Then the filename becomes irrelevant... Jason