Re: Depending on Virtual Packages (Public Service Announcement)

[Chasecreek Systemhouse <chasecreek.systemhouse@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 20:33:00 -0500, Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org> wrote:

> Depends: mail-transport-agent
> 
>   Instead, you should write something like this:
> 
> Depends: exim4 | mail-transport-agent


Oh. 

So, you are saying that all we need to do is cross reference all the
co-dependencies for package or dselect scenario X?

Um, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the package selection
automation process?

What would the formula be get dselect Desktop to actually install
Gnome on an Ultrasparc when there is a chain of co/required
dependencies failures?

Thx =)

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