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Re: pkgs that have installer scripts, and the pkgs that depend on them.



Adam Heath <adam.heath@usa.net> wrote:
> During an irc session, someone said that fortify wouldn't install with my pkg.
> Fortify depends on netscape4.  This is wrong, in my opinion.  Netscape4 is
> just an installer, and is not needed to actually install netscape.
> 
> Should pkgs depend on installers?  I have my debs providing 'netscape.'
> Should all installer pkgs provide a virtual pkg, that other pkgs then depend
> on?

Hmm.. if the mechanisms used in fortify work with your package, I'd
guess that you should provide netscape4 as well.  I'm pretty sure that
fortify won't work with version 3 of netscape.

-- 
Raul


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