Re: Meta package for a useful GNOME desktop

[Jeff Waugh <jdub@perkypants.org>]

<quote who="Steve M. Robbins">

> I expect that "-dev" is intended for someone who is asking the question
> "what packages do I need to start programming GNOME/Gtk applications?"
> This person wouldn't necessarily be building Debian packages.
> 
> In the case of "-libs", I agree with you: the Debian package dependencies
> will take care of it.

I think both of these metapackages could be useful, even as a single
metapackage for the developer platform. If you could install all of the
platform libraries and their -dev/-doc equivalents in one hit, it would make
life very easy for new GNOME hackers.

  "I want to get started hacking on GNOME stuff."
  "Install the gnome-developer-platform package, and you'll have everything
  you need, docs and all."

I'd love to be able to pimp this for Debian-based GNOME hackers.

- Jeff

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