Setup vertical scrollbar doesn't display

Earnie Boyd earnie_boyd@yahoo.com
Fri Jan 3 18:19:00 GMT 2003


Max Bowsher wrote:
> 
> There is no other way.
> (Well, of course, it is possible, but please trust me - it's too
> complicated.)
> 

Too complicated!?!?  What's complicated about using tar in the root 
``/'' directory?  Oh, yea, it's the meta package control that can't be 
easily duplicated.  The postinstall scripts would need to be manually 
executed.  The setup control data would need to be populated; but, if 
you don't use setup to upgrade that shouldn't matter.  Other, 
automagical stuff that is executed by setup would be ignored or even 
unknown.

Making statements that give the impression of ``you really don't want to 
understand what setup does'' is just asking to have you explain what 
setup does that can't be done manually. ;)

Earnie.



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