From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 10271 invoked from network); 20 Nov 2020 21:33:30 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 20 Nov 2020 21:33:30 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7D0B89CC4F; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:33:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E753194490; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:32:50 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="Nc+V6PR/"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 0A06794490; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:32:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ed1-f49.google.com (mail-ed1-f49.google.com [209.85.208.49]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 58F2293DAD for ; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:32:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ed1-f49.google.com with SMTP id t9so10974417edq.8 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:32:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=PrtHbiWl4NUVJB5qEsYMfbaDMvhkn3e4acFLHhG1GK0=; b=Nc+V6PR/9XesmQdguWplilsDrZJCeVJVibWJbQaNhHKkKbY7oG4XOp56BZ3fl1RAez 8rH/ujdUGnXemEl77MiMoO2cJA3TlxAcLeDiLVyVieRJEOA0dD0kabhsXTn6lge+C4Hc mMMSVF1RTdzWvC376+DKzbyJyTV4ckHoHBRa0VwOWgZMDpXwbNOTPLzyFpGth5sxerys QBhaFVmMcvlfv8Y2ZvhUKvniOlT3JTN5rkdAwVGg+Q3iIQFo1hzFm0+XocEU3BWNE7mc v6MpDJvpeX+fRwyGPdWd2NmpgRZPHrEaXfZeAWUwQv9twSISKfb4H4eD86lcasKMUH6H B/CA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=PrtHbiWl4NUVJB5qEsYMfbaDMvhkn3e4acFLHhG1GK0=; b=qysT+mnkb2bS2sC3LW0Jxj2YPF1aUm6Jm39DmA6fyK7VDV0hZ6HRUZ9zS7Lxz5zzkF 7I2pNLLcvEvW5rfqFVSvgbfWB76iIXjm8p9dBnDFprnXMmlC0nqTJfcUUCNUbIXZD5ZB C5TPiUkYd+PFXJS0H6yMMib+HcgdwoBH0zoL9b4C27yVlHb3Bc2gSjKfKGAuobS4VCMI gwQgJ2XJQ5l+EDKZobPASaJKJvQ3Q44cKl57Pvn3v5HtvfIqALL/SmfwgG5HQ1KvSWQ1 d5hpMGHm33wUoUFn+nlja6S7COZdaFDHiz7ftbB6JcRvKvMw+WmTb9QnAoWJVDNm8Ct5 IqtQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533DmDi5bd8i11GRj1JV8nuDwS+JTNCZLZGlkwTxK1eMUWNMr5h9 neid09hfFST77SnIH7MZm/NgFlvzcxwgZeNWHPMnUWrmm/E= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzm1eLgiYK42+3+kDVmI5qBhWBXikRm7JfftwW2f0lENrZNcHGAUEqpKfFC8GhFb9bwNTF6O9vPx3ajxz/TIf0= X-Received: by 2002:aa7:d709:: with SMTP id t9mr39100603edq.305.1605907964674; Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:32:44 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Henry Bent Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:32:34 -0500 Message-ID: To: TUHS main list Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c6c62505b4909590" Subject: [TUHS] Package Management X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000c6c62505b4909590 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hello All, I know I have asked this before, but I am curious about any new replies or insight. How did package management start? Were sites keeping track of packages installed in a flat file that you could grep (as god intended) somewhere, or were upgrades and additions simply done without significant announcement? At what point did someone decide, 'Hey, we need to have a central way to track additional software"? I know of DEC's setld and SGI's inst in the latter half of the '80s. What was the mechanism before that? -Henry --000000000000c6c62505b4909590 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello All,

I know I have ask= ed this before, but I am curious about any new replies or insight.=C2=A0 Ho= w did package management start?=C2=A0 Were sites keeping track of packages = installed in a flat file that you could grep (as god intended) somewhere, o= r were upgrades and additions simply done without significant announcement?= =C2=A0 At what point did someone decide, 'Hey, we need to have a centra= l way to track additional software"?

I know o= f DEC's setld and SGI's inst in the latter half of the '80s.=C2= =A0 What was the mechanism before that?

-Henry
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