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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:32:45 +0200 |
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Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> After last discussion on #gentoo-portage, I'm submitting a proposal |
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> on rephrasing *DEPEND descriptions in the PMS. The idea is to state |
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> better when and whether these are actually installed. |
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This isn't right. There's no guarantee at all for pkg_pretend, for |
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example. |
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It's also wrong to go by "files installed by the ebuild". Think, for |
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example, a package which installs nothing but that creates a user. |
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I also dislike the "rebooted" phrasing for PDEPEND. "Before the package |
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manager finishes the group of installs" is better. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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