[dev] Up2Date

[Hans Lellelid]

What about using PEAR's packaging & install system for Horde apps?  -- 
obviously this doesn't address everything that the up2date system would, 
but it might help with things like dependencies.  Anyone have experience 
using this tool?

Hans

Marko wrote:

>phpgroupware has something like this, that goes and checks against the server
>and reports back/does the updating for you. worth having a peek there...
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>Quoting Michael Pawlowsky <mjpawlowsky at yahoo.com>:
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>>I would try and rely on the least amount of external
>>apps as necessary. There already is a pretty decent
>>bar to get over to get horde installed I find. I had
>>to recomile PHP several times to get all the necessary
>>option to run horde. If you are a REAL sys admin or
>>developer no problem. But I have a feeling more than
>>one person must have given up trying to install horde.
>>I don't know how many of you visit local commercial IT
>>groups, but let me tell you, the level of knowledge in
>>many IT departments would make it possible for them to
>>install horde on their own. If they have PHP it is
>>usually installed from some RPM.
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>>Writing a PHP diff, merge app would be pretty simple.
>>Why rely on them having one that would function the
>>way you think it will when it might not. Also I know
>>my WIN2K boxes don't come with diff installed.
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>>The other thing which would be nice about this is that
>>it would have a certain level of error reporting. In
>>the sense that it can check for dependencies. So if
>>you have PHP 4.12 or something and that package/update
>>requires 4.3 you simply don't allow the update to
>>function. Or even group files together, like if you
>>want to install this patch for mnemo must first
>>install this one in horde etc.
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>>Mike.
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