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Re: how to deal with packages depending on mysql-server



Hi all

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:12:24 +0200
Bastian Venthur <expires-2007@venthur.de> wrote:

> Since wordpress is not the only package depending on mysql-server, I'd
> like to ask how other developers dealt with this problem?
> 
> My proposal to satisfy both use-cases was, to provide two versions of
> wordpress:
> (1) wordpress -- depends on mysql-server
> (2) wordpress-remotesql -- does not
> 
> the solution was rejected by the maintainer (and the bug marked as minor
> and wontfix BTW).
> 
> What is the preferred solution for this kind of problem?

I think suggests is enough for this case. Having two packages just
because of different dependencies is overcomplicated.

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	Michal Čihař | http://cihar.com | http://blog.cihar.com



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