Re: Email Extractoer
JohnBeaman (JRBeaman@w3f.com)
Thu, 09 Jul 1998 01:40:02 -0700
>Walter Ian Kaye wrote:
>
> > JohnBeaman wrote:
> >
> > Side note: Why do we need an installers?
> > You FTP the files, and set the permissions.
> > Why does everyone have to deal with an installer?
>
> My program has two subdirectories, one with one support file in it
> and the other with at least two files in it. The settings file needs
> to record the location of these items as well as other information
> like time zones and path to sendmail. Why make it complicated for
> users, when an installer script can automate that stuff? Perl good!
>
> -Walter
Walter;
I have found installer scripts make too many assumptions
(incorrect) about the layout of your server files, and
most are not workable. This goes for the smaller scripts
as you describe. Large systems obviously need installers,
but need better parameter pre-editing before using.
Thanks for your thoughtful replies,
-- John
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