From: Mark Wilson <mwilson13@...>
Date: 2003-07-29T01:16:08+09:00
Subject: Re: install questions

> On Mon July 28 2003 9:43 am, Hal E. Fulton wrote:
>> 1. Automatic installation of dependencies.
>> In the absence of a good mechanism for
>> handling dependencies (in install.rb or
>> raa-install or elsewhere) -- we could always
>> handle it explicitly. Supposing an app X
>> needed libraries Y and Z -- we could write
>> pre_setup.rb so that it in effect did this:
>>   - check for Y and Z
>>   - prompt user: perform auto-install?
>>   - try to install over net (via raa-install
>>     or whatever)
>> What do you think?
> [snip]

I think this would be a good idea. As to implemented practice in this 
area, Debian (and the Mac OS X variant, fink) handle dependencies very 
well.

Regards,

Mark