> 1) metapackages: empty packages that merely require 27 others === the > 'standard' install package, then the 'development' install package, etc > --> single 'point of control'. To add a new package to the > 'development' metapackage, you merely update its requirements: line. > Thus, 'development' = the set of packages and their dependencies as > listed in the development/setup.hint file.
Since this would work, and (if I understand it correctly) not require any changes to setup.exe, could we start using it now? At least temporarily? It seems this would help the "more and base" controversy. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/
