* Christoph Anton Mitterer: > IMHO, libguestfs0 might have too tight dependencies in some places: > > 1) linux-image-2.6-amd64 Apart from that package being deprecated, > this forces one to use that specific kernel. And it makes uses custom > kernels (e.g. manually compiled, or make-kpkg impossible).
I think I'll just drop that dependency. > 2) zerofree, febootstrap Possibly not needed by many users (e.g. this > not using ext2/3 and/or not building supermin appliances).... can't > these be just recommends? Of course the code would need to fail > gracefully if they're not there. febootstrap is needed to build the filesystem that is used to boot the VMs which carry out the filesystem operations. > Also, are these really required by the lib and not the tools building > on it? Yes, the library is of limited use without being able to launch VMs. Quoting from guestfs(3): ,---- | /* Most manipulation calls wont work until youve launched | * the handle g. You have to do this _after_ adding drives | * and _before_ other commands. | */ | guestfs_launch (g); `---- It seems to me that your second question came from some sort of misunderstanding about the library's scope. Maybe it would be a good idea to improve the description of the library package. Do you have a suggestion? Cheers, -Hilko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
