[Catalyst] Re: packaging and porting Catalyst

[A. Pagaltzis]

* Bill Moseley <moseley at hank.org> [2006-10-30 16:00]:
> One disadvantage of generating packages for distributions is
> that users without root access (such as on shared hosting)
> cannot install the packages.
> 
> I have a tarball I used for on Debian Stable that I unpack into
> $HOME/local. It has the additional advantage that I'm not
> relying on system-installed packages which could change --
> perhaps breaking my application.

For admins rolling out stuff to many machines in a controlled
envirvonment, unpacking tarballs is a stupid idea.

Both approaches have their merits, neither is to be favoured.

Sincerely,
-- 
Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>