Re: [Cooker] Distribution Style

[Richard Wackerbarth]

On Fri, 07 Apr 2000, dcalford wrote:

> One of my biggest complaints is the fact that some single packages do not
> include the whole package.
>
> What I mean by this is, I try to install Package A, then find I need
> Package B, then find that Package B needs Package C.....
>
> I would prefer to install Program A wich has inside of it, all ...

> Yes this will make each package much longer due to the redundant libraries
> in each package

Why is this better than a package loader which determines the dependancies and
downloads all the missing files?