Comments on: Wishlist for lenny… or why debian packaging is considered hard http://blog.incase.de/index.php/2007/03/13/wishlist-for-lenny-or-why-debian-packaging-is-considered-hard/ Sven's occasional log Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:28:38 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sven http://blog.incase.de/index.php/2007/03/13/wishlist-for-lenny-or-why-debian-packaging-is-considered-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-845 sven Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:12:54 +0000 http://blog.incase.de/index.php/2007/03/13/wishlist-for-lenny-or-why-debian-packaging-is-considered-hard/#comment-845 To me, there is no difference between the hidden magic in CDBS and the (mostly?) hidden magic in ebuild classes. But yes, Gentoo has less consistency across the distribution and (in my opinion especially because of the easy package building and the less strict policy on package behaviour) with less easy upgrading (as in: upgrading often breaks things). To me, there is no difference between the hidden magic in CDBS and the (mostly?) hidden magic in ebuild classes.
But yes, Gentoo has less consistency across the distribution and (in my opinion especially because of the easy package building and the less strict policy on package behaviour) with less easy upgrading (as in: upgrading often breaks things).

]]> By: Ken Bloom http://blog.incase.de/index.php/2007/03/13/wishlist-for-lenny-or-why-debian-packaging-is-considered-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Ken Bloom Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:55:26 +0000 http://blog.incase.de/index.php/2007/03/13/wishlist-for-lenny-or-why-debian-packaging-is-considered-hard/#comment-825 What's the difference between CDBS "hidden magic" and ebuild classes? Wouldn't they both do various kinds of hidden magic? Or does Gentoo do less hidden magic and come out with a differently-behaved distribution because of it (for example less consistent man pages and things like that)? What’s the difference between CDBS “hidden magic” and ebuild classes? Wouldn’t they both do various kinds of hidden magic?

Or does Gentoo do less hidden magic and come out with a differently-behaved distribution because of it (for example less consistent man pages and things like that)?

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