Mike A. Harris wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Thomas Dodd wrote:
>> I wonder which fonts?
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>ulT1mo Type1 fonts
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Did that change? They have been around for a long time.
Aren't they part of XFree86, and X11R6?
>>That's a long standing BUG in the installer. It should be possible to
>>Add/change packages to updated versions more easily.
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>It's not a bug. The package list is stored in a database for
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OK, a mis-feature. I see the reason for hdlist.
I also remember when I could replace the packages
much more easily (that sounds weird....)
>also splitdistro. I fail to see where there is a bug here.
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>>Droping/replacing the packages in RedHat/RPMS and
>>a changing file somewhere in RedHat/base should be enough.
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>Implement such a solution, and submit it to us. Make sure it
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I was thinking something like keeping the current system, and adding
a updated directory, perhaps with the list on a floppy for early access
during the install. It would work like the driver disk, or installer update
disk.
>enterprising open source developer with enough time and energy to
>whip it up.
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And someone who know python :)
That's _my_ current barrier. I finally learned perl when
I needed it at work. Now, if I can find a reason to use
python at work, I can try to implement something.
Almost everything I do is C.
-Thomas
