gael varoquaux nowippajmwqjqnormalesuporg wed apr 09 2008 022631pm 0400 stanley klein wrote rpm deb package managers yum higher level dependency managers lot things 1 install packages maintain databases packages installed 2 manage dependencies 3 support clean uninstalling packages 4 query packages installed via databases yet installed eg rpm deb files determine attributes files install dependencies information defined packaging time 5 build packages cases rebuild packages 6 verify packages integrity security purposes 7 download package files maintain archives installed package files use local repositories collapsing three different functionalities one dealing repositories downloading yumapt installing uninstalling packages dealing system consistency thus checking dependencies available rpmdpkg building important 3 separated may want download dependencies package burn cd computer internet access may want send tarball build server building install corrupt working system cheers gaël _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 25 jul 2008 222038 0200 pythondev distutils easily consume parts eggs good