Re: Package System Gripes (Re: (no subject))

|--==> "gb" == giacomo boffi <giacomo.boffi(a)polimi.it&gt; writes: gb> i liked very much the scheme used some time ago, that was gb> removed i don't know why, that is pui using a list of '(host gb> directory) "places" to search for index and packages, so that gb> if a package was not found in the 1st "place", the 2nd, 3rd gb> etc were sequentially tried I removed it because it didn't work. And also because unless all of the package index files on each of your download sites were in sync you'd run into problems. The likelihood of running into trouble was vastly increased with the introduction of "Pre-Release" packages. -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: A94B3003>---| | XEmacs - The only _______ you'll ever need. | | Fill in the blank, yes, it's THAT good! | |------------------------------&lt;sryoungs(a)bigpond.net.au&gt;---|