GNU-Win32 distribution question (fwd)

[Ronald Pijnacker <Ronald dot Pijnacker at best dot ms dot philips dot com>]

> Using RPMs would allow easy updating of specific tools which would be
> advantageous.  It would also make it easier for the Net to contribute
> packages.
> 
> Opinions on how/whether to make use of the rpm system for GNU-Win32?

IMHO. this is an important point. It would be very nice if the various
packages could be installed in such a way, and removed if necessary.

A second point: after the cdk.exe has been installed, one has to
install the patched version (created by Sergei I believe). It would be
nice if such a packaging system would provide for this too. Also tools
that require the patched version, could check for it. This would
eliminate the necessity to contaminate this group with the ...

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Regards,

    Ronald Pijnacker
    rhp@iname.com
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