Daniel Mach wrote:
> From my POV, RPM Requires should contain only deps which are *required*
> for a particular package. Suggests/Recommends is really missing
AIUI, Suggests/Recommends was almost accepted in rpm.org (BTW, rpm5.org has
had it for ages), but the yum developers blocked it. :-/
IMHO we really need Suggests/Recommends support!
> and enforcing these kinds of deps via Requires is evil. What you should do
> now is to add such packages into a single comps group so they get
> installed together or create a meta-package that pulls all packages that
> *should* be installed together.
The problem with comps is that it only works for new installs, not for
upgrades.
Kevin Kofler
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