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comment and questions about the current 'comps' file for 5.2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Mon Feb 8 16:12:34 1999
To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 08 Feb 1999 16:11:56 -0500
I'm comparing the 5.2 comps file on sipb-nfs against the default one.
I'm attempting to build the 'make server' files to build a RH-A 5.2
server, and I'm looking at what Sal's done on sipb-nfs. Besides the
standard stuff (adding the Athena packages and removing 'rootfiles')
I'm trying to figure out what else was done. It looks like the
following:
Removed references to the following packages everwhere except the
'Server' config:
AfterStep <- Still in 'workstation'!
AfterStep-APPS <- ""
exmh
nmh
AnotherLevel
caching-nameserver
lpr <- removed from 'Workstation' only, but it still
gets installed from 'X Window System' and
Networked Workstation.
still exists in MANY components
xmailbox <- still in Mail/WWW/News Tools
xrn <- still in Mail/WWW/News Tools
trn <- ""
tin <- ""
slrn <- ""
elm <- ""
pine <- ""
tetex-xdvi <- still installed from X Window System,
exists elsewhere
tetex* <- Still exists in TeX Formatting
emacs <- Still exists in Emacs components
Changes component toggles:
Mail/WWW/News Tools -> off
File Managers -> off
X multimedia support -> off
Console Multimedia -> off
Dialup Workstation -> off
DNS Name Server -> on
I think we need to discuss what we consider to be the optimum
installed client. Personally, I think we might want to remove the
'workstation/server/custom' choice and just provide a set of default
'custom' specifications -- I think it would be less confusing and less
work in the long run. I also think we should decide what those
specifications are. In particular, I believe we should install the
compiler (C Development) and arguably development libraries and X
Devel.
Basically, what should the standard configuration be?
-derek
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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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