Verily did Kevin Sullivan write:
> Jesus M. Gonzalez (jgb@ordago.uc3m.es) wrote:
 
> : 4. This can be completed with some automatization tools. Currently, we are 
>       experimenting with pkg_tools and amd to help in this direction.
 
> I do this with "depot" from CMU; it makes/removes/maintains the links
> automatically.  Very nice.  The latest version is on ftp.andrew.cmu.edu.
 
> I actually use almost the same method you do, except that since many of
> my machines are connected by 14.4K lines NFS mounting is not very
> practical.  Instead I use sup to update machines from a central server.
 
I've never used depot, but listening to conversations about it didn't
sound too healthy.

Steve Davis (fellow K-Stater) has written a perl script called "installit"
which performs many similiar tasks as depot without using databases.

If you're interested in using installit instead of depot, check out
http://www.ksu.edu/~strat/ (his home page).

If you like it, drop him a line (be short and mellow).  :>

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