X-Original-To: pgsql-general-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E34A9DCB34; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:13:18 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 20016-06; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:13:21 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from projects.commandprompt.com (host-130.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EDAD9DCA86; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:13:15 -0400 (AST) Received: from 10.1.1.2 (dsl.static8121514250.ttnet.net.tr [81.215.14.250] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by projects.commandprompt.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0V1JXYx004353; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:19:35 -0800 Subject: Re: New project launched : PostgreSQL GUI Installer for From: Devrim GUNDUZ To: Doug McNaught Cc: "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" , pgsql-general@postgresql.org, Burcu GUZEL In-Reply-To: <87y80x8azw.fsf@asmodeus.mcnaught.org> References: <1138668525.643.59.camel@evim.gunduz.org> <87y80x8azw.fsf@asmodeus.mcnaught.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:13:10 +0200 Message-Id: <1138669990.643.65.camel@evim.gunduz.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 (2.0.2-22) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.87.1, clamav-milter version 0.87 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (projects.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:19:36 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.141 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.141] X-Spam-Score: 0.141 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200601/1601 X-Sequence-Number: 90546 Hi, On Mon, 2006-01-30 at 20:03 -0500, Doug McNaught wrote: > > We are actively looking for developers for the project. Please drop me > > an e-mail if you want to join this project. We will use Python, so you > > need to be a Python guy to join the project. We are in planning phase, > > if you join us earlier, we will be able to share more ideas. > > What value does this bring to systems that have a good package system > and up-to-date repositories? I can install Postgres today on Ubuntu > using a GUI tool, and install another GUI tool to configure and > adminsiter it. You can install, but what if you need different configure options than the package provides? This means a rebuild of the package. Instead, we will build and install that package via the installer. OTOH, exluding Synaptic that I hate to use, FC / RH does not have a GUI RPM interface for the repositories. So our installer will help them a lot. Also, our installer will have an option to download and install the prebuilt binaries from PostgreSQL FTP site (and possible other sites) > For systems like Solaris I can see it maybe being a win. Agreed. > Are you going to work with the underlying system's package manager, or > put everything in /usr/local? We'll work with the package manager -- I'm an RPM guy ;) Regards, -- The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting Co-Authors: plPHP, plPerlNG - http://www.commandprompt.com/