On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 15:06, Jeff Johnson <n3...@mac.com> wrote: > > The flags and tags are reserved but again, there's sharp disagreement > about the need for weak dependencies ala SuSE.
> > At the time "weak dependencies" were added, there was concern > for SLES 10 compatibility (still using downrev rpm at the time). > So it is in rpm5 for the time being... > > My disagreement is that you can add a "strength" parameter, > and implement using an integer, where "strongest" maps > onto an integer comparison. > > But who and how are the integers assigned? If done > with external configuration, then rpm installs > become indeterminate. If done statically in an external > file that is shipped with rpm and never changed, then > why is there a need for an external table? Well, why would a strength table be needed? I see weak dependencies as a "just added functionality" item and strong dependencies as a "required definitely". I'm not really sure I understood you correctly on that. btw openSUSE explains it in their old wiki... they should move it to the new wiki: http://old-en.opensuse.org/Software_management/Dependencies > > I also dislie (and see no need) for Yet More Types of Dependencies. Well, that's true. > So why is there a need to architect "weak dependencies" for > an essentially mainteneance only hysterical enterprise distro > shipped by a single vendor? > > None of the "weak dependencies" are implemented anywhere outside > of SuSE afaik, including rpm.org. IIRC Mandriva also uses weak dependencies to a degree with Suggests and stuff. Might be wrong. -- later, Robert Xu ______________________________________________________________________ RPM Package Manager http://rpm5.org Developer Communication List rpm-devel@rpm5.org
