Re: Packages file (long email) [WAS: Splitting Packages]
> 1) where priority should include "essential"
>
I like this since it solves the same purpose, a separate essiential line
isn't necessary. Besides there is an overwrite file for each Packages
file, so ftp master can set/change the priority of each package.
> 2) Instead of using the different keywords such as Conflict:, Pre-Depends:,
> Replaces: etc, etc, I would rather suggest one line only that will
> include
> all of them and each pkg listed can be prepended with some info ex:
> + depends
> * conflict
> = replace
> ! pre-depends
> etc. etc. (just an example!)
> so to look like
> Depends: +base-files (>= 2.1.12), !libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4), *bash-completion
> and so on...
> In this way is possible to save some lines in the file and the parser can
> benefit from that.
>
Well it's a good idea to put all dependences into one line regardless of
their type. But I'm not sure if your proposed synax is okay, maybe a
space (or a '=') between dependence type and package name might improve
the readability.
Dependences: + base-files (>= 2.1.12), ! libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4), ...
For the rest I think it's better to leave them as they are.
O. Wyss
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