David Paleino, 2009-12-21 09:13:17 +0100 : [...]
> I mean, meta-packages should *always* have their Recommends installed, > otherwise they have no point in existing. If it's *always*, then… isn't your proposal pointless? If it's merely a *should*, then Recommends is a fine solution. [...] > What's the use of a metapackage if you only choose 2-3 from, say, 20-30 > "dependencies"? > You'd better go with selecting those 2-3 directly. At least IMHO :) And that's what we have tasks for. > Try to change your POV from the uber-user, who knows how to install "base" > packages and let others be pulled in, to the low-level users, which want > "gnome" installed, but don't want "rhythmbox" nor "banshee" installed. This > is what they do (writing the CLI version, but they're likely to use > something like Synaptic): > > # aptitude install gnome > # aptitude remove rhythmbox > > OOPS! Since aptitude does "autoremove" by default, the users suddenly get > asked to remove all their desktop environments. How many requests of this > type have you seen on IRC, mailing lists, Usenet? I've seen *TOO MANY*, and > that's why I drafted this DEP in the first place. > > Definitely no, I don't think this is a marginal situation not worth > doing some implementation work. (and I could help making patches, > where I can) Then I suggest you just help converting the gnome metapackage to a task, since this'll work with no intrusive changes in our tools. Roland. -- Roland Mas Neko-no me-to, onna-gokoro-to, aki-no-sora. -- Proverbe japonais (« Souvent femme varie, bien fol est qui s'y fie. ») -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org