[ExI] Got blog!

[Samantha Atkins]

On Aug 25, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Emlyn wrote:

>>>> 2 - Pak System, an general, free automatic update system, with
>>>> multiple client and server sides. Crucially, it'll have a lot of
>>>> intelligence about plugin dependencies and related issues, and  
>>>> manage
>>>> the interactions between versions and dependency trees. It's a hard
>>>> problem that I'm trying to keep simple as possible :-)
>>>
>>> How is this not like APT, yum, portage, etc.? Just wondering if  
>>> you're
>>> doing something the wheel hasn't yet.
>>
>> Now I will admit my ignorance when it comes to these. I'll go look at
>> them in depth. I have some very specific ideas about dependency
>> management, but maybe they already do this. I'll shut up and go look.
>>
>>>
>>> - Bryan
>
> Ok, the short answer here is "windows".
>

The first thing I do on any windows box is install all of cygwin.    
When I am likely to be trapped on a dark windows box I carry the  
cygwin install tarballs in my kit of bits.  Of course that doesn't  
help much with pure windows packaging.