2008/7/2 Kristian Rink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dennis Clarke schrieb: > [...] >>> >> Perhaps I'm missing the point, but I thought that's exactly what the >>> >> OpenSolaris distribution (and IPS repository) folks were attempting to >>> >> do. >> > >> > Thank you for saying exactly what I was thinking. > [...] > > Is it? I am not sure but if "keeping redundant binary packages managed" > in terms of, say, having a full installment of GNOME in /usr/bin along > with OpenSolaris and one in /opt/csw/ after installing a single > GNOME-based application off blastwave, is the intention of IPS, I'll > keep myself from pleading for it. Given that, however, i.e. the .deb
While you could certainly use it that way, I don't believe that is the intent. That is more a matter of packaging policy and not of packaging technology. > correct me nevertheless. A "Provides" mechanism, along possibly with > "virtual" packages like in Debian, seems a sane way, however it would > need to then also be used by those building the packages, i.o.w. making > blastwave "less standalone" and closer tied to the "main" distribution > in case of OpenSolaris... I believe similar dependency mechanisms are being implemented for ips. -- Shawn Walker _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
