On 12/11/10 16:19, Peter Simons wrote: > Hi Magnus, > > >> Once package FOO is installed, and linked to local versions of its > >> dependencies, there is not much we can do to prevent that an update > >> to FOO's dependencies breaks the *local* system if it's upgraded. > > > > Why can't we bump $pkgrel of those packages that depend on FOO? > > Um, sorry, I was confused for a moment. I meant to say, of course, why > can't we bump the $pkgrel of FOO whenever one of its dependencies is > updated? Wouldn't that remedy this problem?
Yes, that slipped my mind. Of course we can do that, and it'd fix the problem. It hasn't been done in the past though. /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus＠therning．org http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe
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