Geoff, On 9/16/2016 8:24 AM, Geoff wrote:
Bottom line, I didn't want to just come out and ask a question without giving proper acknowledgment and appreciation ahead of my asking, so having done that (I hope) I'll ask...
if there ever going to be an .rpm version of app_rpt that would be put together like so that the program could be installed onto an already-existing instance of Linux, instead of my previous experience where a dedicated machine was needed running CentOS?
something as simple as $~> rpm -qvih allstar
then having the script go out, create the directories it needed, put the files where they were supposed to go, update the libraries, set the environment, connect to the radio, use the current internet connection (if needed) and run by itself as "yalp" (yet another linux program) without the need of dedicating hardware to do so?
Building a repository for asterisk and DAHDI is really not a big deal. It does not matter if it's RPM, APT or Pacman (arch) the principles are the same. Build the package for a target platform and make it available for the installer to download and install. For me, that would be apt. I agree, someone should do it and I think it's being done for arch. I've done it for other projects. It's not something I want to spend my time on.
It's always been a thought in my mind, that "if Linux is multi-user, multi-funtion capable, why is an entire machine required to be dedicated to running allstar?"
No one says a entire machine HAS to be dedicated to AllStar. I publish scripts that will take a existing Debian install and add what is needed to run AllStar. I will tell you what MOST people want is a image or "soup to nuts" installer. The single board crowd pretty much require a downloadable image. 73, Steve N4IRS
Thanks for reading.
73 = Best Regards, -Geoff/W5OMR
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