On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:43:45 -0600, Jeff Rush <jeff@taupro.com> wrote:
You mean, have packages tracked separately depending on which program was used to install them? That seems like a recipe for madness.
Agreed, manifest generation -has- to be done in the backend.
Isn't this already been done in the backend? :-) Actually, when you install enough packages, this is where it gets crazy and it drives the average mad - from a user perspective. Some packages are installed using a windows installer (or rpm), some using 'setup.py install', some using easy_install. In other languages, you just use the one tool.. Users already know madness... :-) and have had it for some time not through anybodies fault. The discussion you guys are having about all the fixes that you can/could do is very interesting. I think you are all on the right track. Regards David