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On Tuesday 27 December 2005 17:06, Jason Stubbs wrote: |
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> > What about using the "&& ( kde-libs/kde:4 >=kde-libs/kde-4.0.1 )" syntax, |
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> > where the && would indicate that the atoms are to be folded, and consider |
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> > a single package that should satisfy them instead of the default where it |
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> > would require two packages. |
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> Portage's current behaviour is to consider individual atoms individually, |
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> but I wouldn't take that to mean it to be "the default" (as in that all |
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> atoms must be satisfied individually). Optimal behaviour would be to do as |
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> little work as possible to adhere to all requirements, making "&&" (or |
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> "ranged deps") unneccessary. |
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That is true, but my proposal would then still add value in requiring both to |
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be satisfied by one and the same package. If you have different syntax |
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(perhaps not duplicating the package name) that would be good /better for me. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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Gentoo Developer |
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Mail: pauldv@g.o |
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Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net |
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