On Sat, Jul 12, 2003, Ralf S. Engelschall wrote:

> [...]
> For "gcc" this doesn't work, because the target "gcc" has just
> one official/canonical solution -- the "gcc" package -- and no
> _alternatives_. Hence "openpkg build" seems to know that only "gcc"
> is used. That the packages "gcc32" and "gcc34" also "Provide: gcc" is
> just because they are _enforceable replacement_ packages and for those
> types of packages, you don't have to search: "xxx" is _THE_ package and
> "xxx<N>" is a replacement package. I'll add some information about this
> to the FAQ to make sure this does no longer confuse people.
> [...]

Ok, under http://www.openpkg.org/faq.html#package-type we now find a
hopefully concise and precise description of the package types you find
in OpenPKG-CURRENT. Let me know if something is not clear enough.

                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
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