Re: cpp and gcc are both providing elf-gcc

[david@elo.ods.com (David Engel)]

> >What I was trying to suggest is this: you should install EITHER gcc or 
> >cpp, depending on whether you want the functionality of gcc.  These 
> >should conflict, and both provide cpp.  (I realise that conflicting with 
> >a package you provide could be a problem; if so, cpp should be renamed 
> >to, say, cpp-only, and then gcc and cpp-only could both provide cpp, 
> >which other things could depend on).
> 
> This was suggested, but was decided that it wasn't worth it.  Others
> can tell you why.  I wasn't following it that closely.

Not quite correct.  What was discussed and eventually rejected was
having the gcc package depend on the cpp package to provide cpp.

David
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