Re: task-kde broken
On 07 Nov 2000 21:40:08 +0000, James Troup <james@nocrew.org> writes:
> Itai Zukerman <zukerman@math-hat.com> writes:
>
> > What about virtual packages?
>
> Err... what about them? Remember Packages files are not going
> anywhere... while it's certainly possible to add the dependency stuff
> to the DB, it's neither necessary for dependency checking in Incoming
> nor desirable at this stage.
Are you suggesting using Packages files to test dependencies (I'd
rather hoped the database could be used for that)? Just to be clear:
* foo_1 depends on bar (= 4) and is in Incoming.
* gak_2 provides bar (>= 3) and is in the database.
(versioned provides, say). So to test that foo's dependency is
satisfied I need to...
I concede your point about not needing dependencies in the database,
tho. Muddled thinking on my part.
-itai
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