package management

anybody allready thought about a package-management system ?
(ok, in a debian chroot-environment apt allready works well ;-)
e.g. lightwight systems like ipkg (package management for the compaq ipaq --> handhelds.org)

now there are serveral 3.party projects but there is no easy way for "normal users" to install them.

the big question: what package-managment system ist the best one for the empeg?

then we need 2 GUIs for the management:
1)
on the empeg - selecting / deselecting/ installing packages while the empeg is connected to the internet

2)
package managemnt on the home PC (installing via serial (z-modem / pp-link), usb, ethernet, WEB --> Displayserver :-)

so a standard-empeg distribution should be doable :-)

any suggestions ?

bobo

Well, I already have a win32 delphi app, which communicates with the empeg over serial. I haven't got any zmodem support in it, so I was thinking of uploading a tar file, with an mp3 suffix attached, through emplode; the file is unpacked and some install file from the archive is executed.
With a 'clean' empeg, you've only got a handfull of commands, and because tar is one of them, I thought a tar file would be the most obvious choice.
I have attached a screenshot. If someone wants to fool around with the code I can put it up for download...


Frank van Gestel

BTW, I also did some USB stuff with Jazzwire a few months ago, so that could also be an option...

Frank van Gestel

Your picture doesn't show up, at least not at my location. Properties of it (right click) show http://empeg.boege.net/ as source, but no file name...

Edwin de Vaan
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