Why version() ?

[Chris Nicholson-Sauls]

BCS wrote:
> Hello Walter,
> 
>> BCS wrote:
>>
>>> Reply to Walter,
>>>
>>>> Leandro Lucarella wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You should probably distribute meld with DMD then ;)
>>>>>
>>>> sudo apt-get install meld
>>>>
>>>> isn't that hard <g>.
>>>>
>>> doesn't work unless you have apt-get working, doesn't work unless you
>>> have a net connection, doesn't work if you don't have root... OTOH a
>>> tarball doesn't work on any other platform, but then again nether
>>> does DMD.
>>>
>> You can't download dmd.zip without a net connection, either!
>>
> 
> last I checked you cant use apt-get over sneeker net.
> 
> 

I believe 'apt-get install' actually will work so long as the 
sources/.deb are in the right location.  That said, I haven't ever tried 
it.  ;)  If nothing else, you should be able to use dpkg.

Lucky Gentoo users can use emerge directly.

-- Chris Nicholson-Sauls