GNAT and other GNU language tools on HP-UX

GNAT and other GNU language tools on HP-UX

[Van Snyder]

When I use HP-UX "update" to install an application or patch,
it also produces a "decustomize" script that makes it easy to
un-install it.

It would be nice if HP versions of GNAT (and other GNU language tools)
were available as "update" instead of (as well as) "tar" format, or,
if the installation scripts or "configure" processes for all platforms
produced "uninstall" scripts.

Maybe HP could produce a CD?

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What fraction of Americans believe   |  Van Snyder
Wrestling is real and NASA is fake?  |  vsnyder@math.jpl.nasa.gov

Re: GNAT and other GNU language tools on HP-UX

[Dan Mercer]

Van Snyder (vsnyder@math.jpl.nasa.gov) wrote:
: When I use HP-UX "update" to install an application or patch,
: it also produces a "decustomize" script that makes it easy to
: un-install it.

: It would be nice if HP versions of GNAT (and other GNU language tools)
: were available as "update" instead of (as well as) "tar" format, or,
: if the installation scripts or "configure" processes for all platforms
: produced "uninstall" scripts.

: Maybe HP could produce a CD?

did you check the archives at http://hpux.cae.wisc.edu or 
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu ?  A lot of the packages found
there come pre-compiled both statically and dynamically
and are packaged in update format.  BTW,  tar can
read update format but it does not do the magic
of installing in /system, /opt etc,  which in itself
is useful if you don't have privileges or just want
to check something out.  (it installs in ./system,
/opt etc).

: -- 
: What fraction of Americans believe   |  Van Snyder
: Wrestling is real and NASA is fake?  |  vsnyder@math.jpl.nasa.gov

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Dan Mercer
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