Re: 21.0 showstopper bytecompile-time -vs- run-time dependencies
On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 11:15:50PM -0700, SL Baur wrote:
Before I forget ...
The current REQUIRES field is only a bytecompile-time dependency not a
run-time dependency and should *never* be enforced at run-time,
including package fetching.
Since not all run-time dependencies should be enforced either
(eg. Gnus run-time dependency on rmail), the solution isn't a
straightforward download everything.
Suggestions?
Three fields:
- minimal requires for runtime
- requires for compile time
- full requires for maximal operation
But maybe that would be too much a hassle to manage...
OG.