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From: Denis Dupeyron <calchan@g.o>
Subject: Re: RFC: virtual/icon-theme
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:34:39 -0600
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:47 PM, "Paweł Hajdan, Jr."
<phajdan.jr@g.o> wrote:
> I think that the packages that currently depend on one icon theme, could
> instead just depend on that virtual. For example, xfce works fine
> without the xfce theme, provided some other theme (like gnome or tango)
> is there.
>
> Is it a requirement that more than one package should depend on it until
> we can extract a virtual? I think it would simplify managing the
> dependencies anyway.

This is very similar to when you want to add a global USE flag. In
that case we usually require 5 packages and a general non-specific
purpose. It can easily be translated to the present situation.

More practically I would say: use your brain. If you think it makes
sense then go for it.

Denis.


References:
RFC: virtual/icon-theme
-- Paweł Hajdan, Jr.
Re: RFC: virtual/icon-theme
-- Petteri Räty
Re: RFC: virtual/icon-theme
-- Paweł Hajdan, Jr.
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