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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Some comments on recent discussions

On 12/10/2011 04:49 PM, rixed@happyleptic.org wrote:
> I will try to use it for some time.
> But your description of it does not match my dreams.
> Ideally, I would `odb install this-package --version=X.Y.Z`,
> and `odb install another-one --branch=master`, and odb would
> upgrade and/or rebuild what's required.
> Very similar to the gentoo package system from what I know.
>
> Thank you anyway for not being selfish with your time.

Requesting specific package versions is not currently supported by the 
server, but if Sylvain can add something, I can probably support it in 
the client.

Odb's job is only to automate the boring parts of package installation, 
finding deps, downloading tarballs, extracting, building, installing. 
It's not a package manager.  It's an 80% solution, not an integrated, 
99.9%, takes control of everything solution.

E.