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On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:33:28 -0400 |
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Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Saturday 17 June 2006 02:02, Drake Wyrm wrote: |
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> > Thomas Cort <tcort@g.o> wrote: |
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> > > DEPEND="virtual/libc" # used by 809 ebuilds |
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> > There are opinions on both sides of this subject, but I think that |
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> > most devs are starting to see the value in this. If a package |
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> > requires some other package, say so. It may be a bit more work |
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> > (twelve keystrokes), but it's worth the extra effort (twelve |
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> > keystrokes) to be complete. |
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> virtual/libc has no value in DEPEND/RDEPEND |
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> you cannot have a system without a system libc (well you can, but |
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> this *very edge* case doesnt matter in the portage world) |
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Agreed. |
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However "Package Dependencies" in the dev handbook |
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http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1#doc_chap5 |
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suggests adding it as it uses virtual/libc as an example of the use of |
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virtuals. |
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Regarding implicit system dependencies which can be omitted from *DEPEND |
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http://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/dependencies/index.html#implicit-system-dependency |
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obviously USE flag settings affect what's pulled in by system as does |
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the profile. |
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So I think if we're to allow essential system dependencies to be |
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omitted, we should be very explicit; i.e. publish a strict list. |
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Kevin F. Quinn |
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