On 12-07-12 at 11:26am, Abou Al Montacir wrote: > On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 11:09 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > On 12-07-12 at 10:28am, Abou Al Montacir wrote: > > > I'm maintaining a package which upstream delivers as all in one > > > (600MB) and refuses to support splitting. I've split it into 22 > > > packages because I know and got requests from users who want to > > > have it in machines with small disks and/or low internet. > > > > I guess you are referring to lazarus. > > > > <sarcasm> > > Oh horror: The meta-package lazarus-0.9.30.4 forces 70MB of > > documentation down my throat! That's not freedom of choice, that is > > outragous! That package should only recommend its dependencies, for > > those 1-2% custom users needing the convenience of the meta-package > > without the burden og that documentation part. > > </sarcasm> > > Yes, but as you can see lazarus-ide-0.9.30.4 does not pull them. ...just as gnome-session doesn't depend on network-manager. > And even lazarus-0.9.30.4, which is intended for a typical Lazarus > installation (equiv gnome) is not forcing fpc, as you may want, to use > it with gpc or even gcc (I doubt it could, but you can try why forcing > a compiler?) ...just as gnome-core isn't depending on, say, evolution. > > As with any package available in Debian: Just don't install it if > > you do not like what the package does! > > > > It really is that simple! > > I think that we really do not have the same understanding of > metapackage. You clearly want them strict and non flexible, I want > them convenient and flexible while ensuring desired functionality. Then why do the meta-package lazarus-0.9.30.4 depend on *anything*? I guess it has to do with the "desired functionality" you as package maintainer want ensured by offering that meta-package. An offering that anyone disagreeing with is free to not take, but instead explicitly install the custom subset they prefer. > I really hate forcing things if not needed, What is forced? Do you force anyone to install lazarus-0.9.30.4? - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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