On Sat, 19 May 2007 07:00:58 +0400, Kent Fredric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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Imo, the cyclic dep problem could be solved as thus,
A depends B
B depends C||A
Where C is a minimalist subset of A required for building B, which is
only depended on if A is not present.
A is also a replacement for C.
So the flow would go like such.
Emerge A:
* depends on b
* A is missing, so depend on C
*emerges C*
*emerges B*
*removes C* <-- otherwise A & C containing the same files = headache
*emerges A*
Yes, indeed I agree that we could just do this by hand by changing a
USE flag, but we should at least be open to the idea of looking for a
way to automatically resolve the problem. Computers exist to make our
life easier, not the other way around :)
Just curious: why nobody suggests to allow Portage to use the preferred
method of binary distros: emerge several interdependent packages in one
transaction. Just prepare the source for A and B and compile both in any
order. IMHO this is what the ideal system should do.
--
Andrei Gerasimenko
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