> 
> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering about the relation between rpa-base
> and/or ruby-gems
> and native package installers on linux like APT on
> Debian and Portage
> on Gentoo.
> 
> Is it the intention that Debian/Portage build their
> own version of
> packages like ruby-opengl, ruby-gtk2,... or that
> they build a kind of
> 'dumb' package which relies on rpa-base/ruby-gems to
> install those
> packages ?  Or that those systems live next to each
> other ?  Or is it
> mainly meant to use those tools as a regular user
> with the purpose of
> having your own versions of the ruby libraries you
> want without
> needing superuser access ?
> 
> Just wondering..
> 
> Ruben
> 
> 

The system package manager and rpa base can live next
to each other. Rpa-base won't install if the files are
already there, but the system package manger might
even  though the file exists. :) Ex. FreeBSD ports, it
doesnt check wether files exist before installing, a
package manager design flaw. :/ I live with it though
:) System package managers handle thier own ports.
Sometime in the future Rpa-base will be able to
integrate with the system package manager. Hopefully
the OS distributors like FreeBSD, Debian, and Gentoo
will accept over 100 port entries to be added and get
rid of the existing ruby ports since they usually are
not updated.


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