On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:33:28 -0400 Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 17 June 2006 02:02, Drake Wyrm wrote: > > Thomas Cort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > DEPEND="virtual/libc" # used by 809 ebuilds > > > > There are opinions on both sides of this subject, but I think that > > most devs are starting to see the value in this. If a package > > requires some other package, say so. It may be a bit more work > > (twelve keystrokes), but it's worth the extra effort (twelve > > keystrokes) to be complete. > > virtual/libc has no value in DEPEND/RDEPEND > > you cannot have a system without a system libc (well you can, but > this *very edge* case doesnt matter in the portage world) Agreed. However "Package Dependencies" in the dev handbook http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1#doc_chap5 suggests adding it as it uses virtual/libc as an example of the use of virtuals. Regarding implicit system dependencies which can be omitted from *DEPEND http://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/dependencies/index.html#implicit-system-dependency obviously USE flag settings affect what's pulled in by system as does the profile. So I think if we're to allow essential system dependencies to be omitted, we should be very explicit; i.e. publish a strict list. -- Kevin F. Quinn
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