Re: [tlug] [OT] plonk [Re: Classes]

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

On 05/29/2012 08:38 PM, Attila Kinali wrote:
> On Tue, 29 May 2012 09:50:49 +0900
> Edward Middleton<edward.middleton@example.com>  wrote:
>
> > Yes, as stated in my other post[1], I find it takes a lot less time then
> > building either rpm or debian packages, and I find my ebuilds tend to be
> > more robust then the equivalent rpm or deb.
> I regularly compile stuff myself, but i hardly ever build packages.
> Mostly because i think it's unnecessary overhead and second because
> stow is enough for those cases i really need bleeding edge stuff.
Packages make great executable documentation about how you compiled and 
installed a piece of software.  This is something you want when you have 
to reinstall, upgrade to a new system or when something upgraded on the 
system breaks the software you installed.  You could document what you 
did but thats usually more effort.
Edward