Re: More package questions
Olivier Galibert <galibert(a)pobox.com> writes:
On Wed, May 06, 1998 at 06:42:06AM -0700, John W. Jones wrote:
> It is only supposed to update the packages you have, and decides which
> to update based on package-get-base. Currently, it may end up
> installing packages you do not have if they are required by packages
> you do have. I think that should be changed since sometimes package A
> is officially required by package B, but there are no real problems in
> running B without A.
In *this* case what we have to fix is the dependency. We should have a
"dependency overrride" flag, but *not* set it by default.
Or, maybe we should do what Debian does, which is distinguish between
"suggesting" a package and "requiring" it. When package A requires
package B, it means it will be useless without it. OTOH, when package
A suggests package B, it means that it will run without it, but (say)
with less features.
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