[Rpm-maint] [Patch 3/19] Enable PREREQ

[Paul Nasrat]

On Fri, 2007-02-09 at 08:53 -0500, James Olin Oden wrote:

> I know this sounds like a non-sequiter, but my point really is that
> dep loops are bad and are typically a packaging problem, and typically
> can be solved in packaging (i.e. by splitting up packages, moving
> content around and so forth).  The PreReq has always carried some
> fuzzy semantic IMO that was neither needed nor desirable.  I may not
> be seeing things clearly though.

I'd agree dep loops are bad in general, and usually packaging issues.
Prereq certainly is a legacy thing but also this patch simply redefines
the sense, which is also described in the LSB package format.

http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/pkgformat.html#AEN27541

What we do with that value in future is certainly not set in stone.

> BTW, thanks for sending all these patches out on the list the way you
> did Paul, as its probably generated more meaningful discussion on list
> than I've seen in a while (and maybe even peaked some folks interest).

Not a problem, I've been meaning to do for a while, but I've been caught
up on other projects - but from now my time will be pretty much
dedicated to keeping things moving now.

Paul