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| From: | Berke Durak <berke.durak@e...> |
| Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] Re: [OSR] Ports-like package management system |
Sylvain Le Gall a écrit : > On 13-02-2008, David Teller <David.Teller@univ-orleans.fr> wrote: >> Ok, I see numerous interesting ideas (I particularly like the idea of >> ocamlbuild extended with the ability to download source code from >> repositories), but no clear conclusion. >> >> Is there anything clear enough to go forward ? Because if there is, we >> can start drafting volunteers to finalize specifications and/or work on >> the implementation. >> > > I am not sure there is a clear conclusion about this thread. Well, in > fact, there is ONE solution simple and direct which is to create a > FTP/HTTP area where all upstream tarball can be stored. This is a good > first step for beginning. It will serve all current distributions > (Debian/GODI) by providing an alternate download site. It could also be > the first step to make something more complex. > > Concerning doing something better, i am not sure we can reach a > consensus for now. > > However, just storing tarball somewhere is not a Package Management > System. It is not, but while we try to figure out what a reasonable system might be, if you can set up a permanent repository for Ocaml code, that would be already quite useful! Most links on the Humps are dead. For instance, I can't find a copy of Baire. -- Berke DURAK