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On Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 12:47:39AM +0000, in <1073782059.5192.29.camel@××××××××.boxen>, Ian Leitch <port001@g.o> wrote: |
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> Hi all, |
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> Disclaimer: This is one of those laying-in-bed-trying-to-get-to-sleep |
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> ideas. |
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> Some packages require a specific tool to unpack or aid in building of |
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> said package - rpm2targz is an example. For a lot of users rpm2targz |
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> will stay installed on their system unused for X amount of time. If a |
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> new DEPEND were available (say UDEPEND) users could opt to have those |
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> dependencies uninstalled via a FEATURES flag once the parent package had |
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> finished installing. |
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I thought that was the distinction between DEPEND and RDEPEND. The |
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DEPENDs are needed to install the package, and the RDEPENDS need to *stay* |
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installed or the package will break. Having said that, I am now opening |
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up Mozilla to check my presumption. |
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-- |
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Batou: Hey, Major... You ever hear of "human rights"? |
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Kusanagi: I understand the concept, but I've never seen it in action. |
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--Ghost in the Shell |
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