condition of dpkg?

[Paul Fox]

i asked:
 > someone was asking me whether the implementation of dpkg in
 > busybox was useful and/or complete enough to use in any sort
 > of a product environment.  since i've never used it, i told
 > them i'd ask the list.  i checked svn, and see that dpkg_deb.c

i guess the complete lack of response implies that while it might
work, not very many people use it.  :-)  fair enough...

paul


 > hasn't had any commits (other than those resulting from global
 > cleanups) in quite a long time.  dpkg.c, however, has been
 > getting recent bugfixes.
 > 
 > can anyone with recent experience comment on how well it
 > works?  if the space were available, would using the "real"
 > dpkg be a better idea?
 > 
 > paul

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 paul fox, pgf at brightstareng.com