Re: Linuxconf

[Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es>]

On Thu, May 28, 1998 at 09:48:56AM -0500, John Goerzen Linux Expo Laptop wrote:
> Hola!
> 
> I'm typing at you on my laptop while sitting on a soft chair at the Linux
> Expo here at Duke, so if you wouldn't mind, please include a CC of your
> reply to me at jgoerzen@cs.twsu.edu.  Thanks.
> 
> Now on to the main point of this message...  Linuxconf.  I was just at a
> talk about Linuxconf, and frankly, this system is WAY COOL.  As I was
> listening to the presentation, it occured to me that Linuxconf already has
> or almost has everything that would be necessary to solve the current
> packaging dilemma (postinst scripts asking questions) -- it has native text
> and X interfaces, an easy programming system, etc.
> 
> Anyway, I looked at the /var/lib/dpkg/available on my laptop which has
> hamm+slink from about a week ago and it seems like we have no linuxconf
> package.   Is this true?  Where can I find a .deb if one is already made? 
> If one is not made, let me announce right now that I plan to do so ASAP.
> 
> Yes, I'm quite excited.  <grin>

We have an "ancient" version in experimental. Shaya said he wanted to
work on a new version when he goes back to the US.

I have tried to build the last version of linuxconf with egcc and no way.
gcc++272 worked fine.

I agree it's a very interesting system. I don't know how it compares to
COAS, but at least it's here now. COAS development seems to be "frozen".
We missed the oportunity last year, when Shaya promoted it for a few
months. Now we should try to build something usable for slink. 

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Enrique Zanardi						   ezanardi@ull.es


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