Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-09-21 Thread Giacomo A. Catenazzi
Manoj Srivastava wrote: Hi, The most recent version of this proposal was: --8<---cut here---start->8--- --- virtual-package-names-list.txt~ 2009-03-15 18:19:17.0 + +++ virtual-package-names-list.txt 2009-03-15 18:20:00.0 +

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-09-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Thu, Sep 10 2009, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > > The most recent version of this proposal was: > --8<---cut here---start->8--- > --- virtual-package-names-list.txt~ 2009-03-15 18:19:17.0 + > +++ virtual-package-names-list.txt2009-

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-09-10 Thread Russ Allbery
Manoj Srivastava writes: > The most recent version of this proposal was: > --- virtual-package-names-list.txt~ 2009-03-15 18:19:17.0 + > +++ virtual-package-names-list.txt2009-03-15 18:20:00.0 + > @@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ > scheme-srfi-55 Scheme inter

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-09-10 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, The most recent version of this proposal was: --8<---cut here---start->8--- --- virtual-package-names-list.txt~ 2009-03-15 18:19:17.0 + +++ virtual-package-names-list.txt 2009-03-15 18:20:00.0 + @@ -179,6 +179,17 @@

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-15 Thread Jon Dowland
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 06:55:31PM +, Jon Dowland wrote: > You are quite right; when a doom engine is added providing > doom-engine, which does *not* support boom features, you > could end up with an unplayable combination by installing > freedoom and having the "doom-engine" dependency satisfi

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-05 Thread Jon Dowland
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 11:46:48AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > The game data defines what game you play; the engine > defines _how_ you play it. Personally, I couldn't care > less how exactly a game is run on my system, as long as it > is a game I like. IOW, the data is what the user will > cho

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-05 Thread Jon Dowland
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 11:03:57AM +0100, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: > Jon Dowland wrote: >> A brief explanation as to their meaning. Doom games are >> divided into engine and world-resource components. The >> former is captured by 'doom-engine'. > > I don't understand why we need a 'doom-engine'

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-05 Thread Jon Dowland
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 01:27:31PM +0100, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: > a 'boom-wad' should depend on the virtual engine: 'doom-engine', > a 'doom-wad' should depend on the virtual engine: 'doom-engine'. > but not all doom-engines support boom data. This was my confusion: > two virtual package on d

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-05 Thread Giacomo A. Catenazzi
Wouter Verhelst wrote: On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 11:03:57AM +0100, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: Jon Dowland wrote: A brief explanation as to their meaning. Doom games are divided into engine and world-resource components. The former is captured by 'doom-engine'. I don't understand why we need a '

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-05 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 11:03:57AM +0100, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: > Jon Dowland wrote: >> A brief explanation as to their meaning. Doom games are >> divided into engine and world-resource components. The >> former is captured by 'doom-engine'. > > I don't understand why we need a 'doom-engine'

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-05 Thread Giacomo A. Catenazzi
Jon Dowland wrote: A brief explanation as to their meaning. Doom games are divided into engine and world-resource components. The former is captured by 'doom-engine'. I don't understand why we need a 'doom-engine' virtual package. [i.e.: avoid circular dependencies]. IMHO, a user will select a

Bug#518199: debian-policy: virtual package names for doom-related packages

2009-03-04 Thread Jon Dowland
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.0.1 Severity: wishlist Hello, please find attached a patch which adds some virtual package names used by doom-related packages to the authorative list in policy. Although the rules are that private, cooperating packages can use names outside of this list, and t