2008/6/3 Nicolas Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 09:29:19AM -0500, Shawn Walker wrote:
>> Since the dependency could be resolved at publish time (i.e. the file
>> dependency is resolved to a package name at that time), I don't think
>> those concerns apply.
>
> I agree.  One thing that comes to mind is that at the time of resolution
> of the file dependency to a package name there could be many possible
> matching packages, so some control over the resolution process may be
> required.

To me, it would be easiest just to do something like:

1) find packages for /path/to/file

2) if more than or less than one, fail

3) if exactly one, use matching package name

However, one problem with this is that it creates a situation where
you are publishing a package that depends on a file in a package that
hasn't been published yet.

That makes me think that we need the ability to defer some operations
until the server rebuilds the catalog.

Something to ponder.

-- 
Shawn Walker
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