Re: YADW (Yeat another dpkg wishlist)

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On 14 Oct 1997, Guy Maor wrote:

> Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:

> > How does doing a complete install on each package take longer than
> > unpacking each package and then configuring each? It's the same amount of
> > work in either case isn't it?
> 
> There's a significant amount of overhead involved in installing a
> package.
> 
I was told that 'unpack' followed by 'configure' was equivalent to
'install'. If this isn't true then what's the difference? I get the same
end results if I do one as I do when I do the other. In any case, if true,
then an 'unpack' followed by 'configure' for each package would suffice. 

I have a vague memory of someone telling me that they preferred to
unpack/configure rather than install. Is there really anything more to
this than personal preference?

Thanks,

Dwarf
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