Re: More package questions
On Wed, May 06, 1998 at 05:25:09PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote:
Olivier Galibert <galibert(a)pobox.com> writes:
> 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.
This would be nice, too. And does not preclude the flag existence,
which is a necessity (un-overridable package systems simply aren't
usable). Steve, can this "suggest/require" distinction fit nicely in
what you have ?
OG.