OT: Re: why not OS X?

[Robert Brandtjen]

On Wednesday 05 June 2002 04:43 am, Timothy A. Seufert wrote:
> s doing RPM-like things when NeXT
> invented its package system).  For example, I don't think there is
> really any provision for uninstall, and Apple certainly doesn't
> encourage use of it that way because their own packages are very very
> coarse rather than fine grained like RPMs.

It had the ability to do uninstalls under OSXServer 1.2 - if it's been=20
removed, then it's a step backward.


>There has been discussion on the desirability of a better packaging=20
>system for MacOS X / Darwin on some of the darwin mailing lists, and=20
>it was clear that people at Apple do realize the need for one=20
>(especially Jordan Hubbard).  Unfortunately I don't think much action=20
>has happened yet.

There was much discussion about it's inadequecies about a 1.5 years ago -=
=20
suggest you search www.openstep.com for Scott's editorial about it's bad=20
behaviour - something that was noted long ago - say 1997 or so. Of course=
,=20
back in 2000, everyone poo-pooed Scott as being unnecessarily "anti-Apple=
"

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 Robert Brandtjen
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