[Framework-Team] PLIP #209: Add buildout to Unified Installer

[Martijn Pieters]

On Dec 13, 2007 5:06 PM, Steve McMahon <steve at dcn.org> wrote:
> Please consider PLIP #209:
>
> http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/209
>
> for Plone 3.1 The proposal is to provide a version of the Unified
> Installer that builds the base Python, but then uses buildout for the
> final steps. The would replace the existing Unified Installer, which
> is based on the traditional tarball installation approach.

Having never used the unified installer myself, I find it hard to
fully appreciate the risks involved with using buildout for this.
However, I am a great fan of buildout and using it as a basis for
Plone installs is in my opinion a honking great idea.

+1 from me.

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Martijn Pieters