[Bf-committers] packages for specific linux distros?

Timothy Kanters tkanters at gmail.com
Thu Nov 9 23:27:41 CET 2006


Or even better auto detect the users platform and provide a single download
link for them, with an alternative link to a page like the current one.

Of course this is easily said, but not so easily done.

Timothy

On 11/9/06, Doug Olllivier <doug at mudpuddle.co.nz> wrote:
>
> Tom M wrote:
> > I think it would be a good idea if we could have specific installs for
> > Debian/Ubuntu, Redhat and Suse for the next release.  Both source and
> > binarys.  This would make it easier for users and developers to get up
> > to speed on the latest releases since some of our dependencies are
> > unlikely to be met by default.
> >
> > Do we have any devs here who might be willing to look into this?  I
> > recall some interest being expressed by a developer for doing RPMs but
> > don't recall who it was.
> >
> > LetterRip
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> If this is the case would it be possible to refactor the downloads page
> to be far more simple to the downloaders (instead of reading a list of
> 100 download options which for a noob windows user is confusing).
>
> perhaps a set of drop down boxes like driver sites often have.
>
> Windows, OSX, Linux, Irix... in the first drop down, then that changes
> the second drop down to opperating system specific questions.
>
> Windows.
> installer or Zip.... then download location
>
> Linux
> PPC, Intel.....suse, mandrake, redhat, ubuntu..... then download location
>
> OSX
> ppc - intel.......then python version... and OSX version number...
> download location
>
> irix.....
>
> solaris.....
>
>
> only expose the user to the information they need to worry about.
>
> we currently have 16 options, and with distro builds it will be more.
> with Vista coming out that will add even more....
>
>
> Doug Ollivier
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