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From: Maxim Koltsov <maksbotan@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual for tftp server
Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 21:01:51
Message-Id: BANLkTik8JCojYeay5h4dALciOWPyn1O_5w@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual for tftp server by Ciaran McCreesh
1 2011/5/2 Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>:
2 > If it doesn't care about what the tftp server is, presumably that means
3 > that the package itself doesn't actually use the tftp server (and if
4 > it did call the tftp server, it would need to know the syntax for each
5 > individual package, so it wouldn't be a virtual). So why would it be a
6 > DEPEND?
7 I meant RDEPEND, sorry.
8 > Since suggested dependencies don't exist yet, what's wrong with just
9 > elogging a message suggesting the user install a tftp server of their
10 > choice?
11 I think this is uncomfortable for user.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual for tftp server Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>