Empty Applications List!
M. Bashir Al-Noimi
mbnoimi at gmx.com
Mon Oct 12 21:56:36 CEST 2009
Ralf Habacker wrote:
> M. Bashir Al-Noimi schrieb:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I tried to download (only download) KDE by using Windows installer
>> version 0.9.6 on Windows 2000 but after getting list of files the
>> installer didn't show my any application in packages list. I tried to
>> use both types End-user and Packager but nothing changed! I tried to
>> change compiler package MinGW, MinGW4 and VS but nothing changed too!!!!
>>
>> what's wrong?
>>
> I just run installer version 0.9.6-4, choosed download only, choosed an
> install root and a temporary folder, choosed the proxy type and
> selected http://www.winkde.org/pub/kde/ports/win32/releases/ as
> download source. Then I saw a list of several stable and unstable
> release. I selected stable latest and saw a list of packages in end user
> and package manager mode.
>
Thanks, the problem was in the mirrors. as soon as I input the link
above the problem solved.
>
>> By the way, I'm wondering why KDE windows installer uses flat text
>> files for its configuration
>>
> I'm not sure, what you mean with "its configuration" - are you refering to
> 1. the main installer config in %APPDAT%/kde/installer.ini
> 2. the install root related config in <install-root>/etc/installer.ini
> 3. the package related file lists (mft) located in <install-root>/manifest/
> 4. the main package configuration (config.txt) located on specific
> release dir of a download server ?
>
I mean all of them. I think it's better to store all the configurations
in a single database, thus the installer will be more stable for
portability because I suffer a lot when I download KDE from coffee net
then install it in my home PC. The current installer depending on
absolute paths stored in flat text files.
>
>> while it's easy to use embedded database such as SQLite?
>>
> What is the benefit of using such an embedded database ?
>
>
read above plz.
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Best Regards
Muhammad Bashir Al-Noimi
My Blog: http://mbnoimi.net/
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