[2544] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: comment and questions about the current 'comps' file for 5.2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aaron M. Ucko)
Tue Feb 9 16:18:43 1999
To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Salvatore Valente <svalente@MIT.EDU>, linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: amu@MIT.EDU (Aaron M. Ucko)
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:18:22 -0500
In-Reply-To: Derek Atkins's message of "09 Feb 1999 15:15:42 -0500"
Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> writes:
> I agree with your decision. I _did_ add ispell to the Athena
> component, since it wasn't being installed anywhere else, and I think
> we should install it by default. We should also figure out what else
> we want to have installed by default. I was wondering if we should
> remove the 'lpr' package more thoroughly? I don't know how much it
> conflicts with athena-lpr, in particular in the Printer Support
> component.
Similarly, we should add x3270 and xntp3 to appropriate components
(Athena for both?) because they're normally installed on Athena
workstations.
> Also, I was wondering if we should add a 'java' component to make it
> easier to install kaffe. Comments? I was also wondering if we should
> make sure that every package is in at least one component. Currently
> that is not the case.
Red Hat's java packages have been broken in the past; I'd rather we
omit them in favor of the working install in the java locker.
--
Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC <amu@mit.edu> (finger amu@monk.mit.edu)
