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Re: Task packages created!



On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 05:11:23PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 04:12:43PM +0100, Sven wrote:
> > Don't dfo it, i don't think the task packages is the right way to go.
> >
> > I will sent the task file to the tasksel maintainer.
> 
> As stated, I will not upload it until we have clarified the situation.
> 
> There are two distinct ways: tasksel and meta package.
> You can go and ask the tasksel maintainer to add the ocaml task to the
> task list: I doubt he will agree.
> Anyway, even if he will agree you solve only part of the problem.
> 
> If you already have an installed debian system you don't use tasksel!,
> you use dselect and dselect does not list the task package of tasksel.

You can run tasksel alone, it is quite nice and will call apt-get
accordyingly ...

(and btw, i never use dselect)

> That said, why you don't want to have two meta packages? (maybe along
> with tasksel's tasks).

Do you see any taskpackage in woody ? there were various in potato, but they
seem to have vanished, ...

There surely is a good reason for it.

Friendlym,

Sven Luther



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