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Subject: Re: [9fans] nupas update
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> Have you tried Sorcery from Source Mage?

No, but I'll definitely look into it.  Thanks for the pointer.

> I'd say that's Portage
> without "3/4 of the junk," but it's still quite complex. I may be
> talking out of my arse but I don't see anything inherent to plan 9
> which would simplify a package manager, unless it's the common use of
> versioning file systems, the use of which may have removed the need
> for this thread.

Agreed.  I do not think that a versioning file system alone goes quite far
enough, but it does most of the way.