Re: packages which can be arch: all and arch: any ...

[Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 01:20:34PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Sven Luther:
> > In case i submit a patch or something such, should i discuss things
> > first, or just go ahead and implement it ?
> > 
> Probably talk about it first... though frankly I don't see a different way
> of implementing what you want, and the feature would be nice. (I got
> bitten by it recently, too -- some packe depended on another package which
> depended on "some" HTTP server ;-)

Ok, i will look into it, as time permitt (not that i have much of it
right now, but then there is not really all that much urgency in it).

I would like to look into versioned virtual packages also at the same
time.

> > BTW, do you think apt-get (in its current incarnation) will choose a
> > true package in priority over a virtual one ?
> 
> If my guess is true and it grabs the first one it finds in the package
> list (I haven't checked the source -- no time :-/ ), that may well be a
> virtual package.
> 
> You should probably ask the maintainer(s).

Ok, will do,

Thanks for your help.

Friendly,

Sven Luther