On 01-May-01, 12:50 (CDT), Vince Mulhollon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 05/01/2001 12:40:24 PM roland wrote: > >> Vince Mulhollon wrote: > >> > From my poor memory, the "generally agreed best idea" is to setup two > >> > packages, vaguely like this: > >> > > >> > Package name: task-abc > >> > Conflicts: task-abc-remove > >> > Depends: abc, bcd, cde, def > >> > > >> > Package name: task-abc-remove > >> > Conflicts: task-abc, abc, bcd, cde, def > >> > >> Please, NO! This is a pretty ugly hack and there are better ways to do > >> this, e.g. the debfoster aproach. I don't agree at all with you that > >> this is the "generally agreed best idea". Rather the opposite. > > Oh, I don't know if it's an ugly hack.
Well, one reason it's ugly is that your -remove "tasks" will show up in the Task Selection dialog that runs before the initial install. I expect that many new users would be rather confused... Steve -- Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Please do not CC me on mail sent to this list; I subscribe to and read every list I post to.)
