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[Leon Brooks]

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Subject: Re: [Cooker] Portage for Mandrake?
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 03:00
From: Austin <DESPAMMED> [did the sweep/scrubby sessions @ LCA2003]
To: Cooker List <DESPAMMED]

On 08/09/03 11:20:13, Buchan Milne wrote:
> Forget about the performance aspects for a moment, since they are
> mostly irrelevant, but the package management aspects may be ...

There is no concrete evidence that gentoo performs faster than other
distros, exept perhaps for a handfull of multimedia applications.  In
fact, over-optimization often slows down the code:
http://articles.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=227&page=1

> If you forget about the "optimisation" arguments, and think about the
> time-saving and customisation aspects, I think a tool like Portage
> for rpm/urpmi would be useful. Just think, we may never see
> complaints about cooker packages not working on a stable release
> again!

It would be an amazing feature.  The only two tricky parts would be:
1. making it 'intelligent' enough to only upgrade the necessary
libraries, and not break other packages depending on them
2. extra work for already over-taxed packagers to keep things
rebuilding on older/stable versions

Austin
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                         Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc.
              Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant
            Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto
              MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com)
                      homepage: www.groundstate.ca

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