On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 02:45:04PM +0200, Yann Dirson wrote: > I suggest that we introduce a new virtual package, named > xml-fo-formatter, which will be Provides:'d by packages able to make > sense of it (ie. turn them into printable material), and Suggests:'d > by xsl processors.
packages? That would be both of them then (fop and passivetex). > I don't think there is currently any means of finding such software in > the archive, and this does not help to make Debian easy to use to > process XML documents. A virtual package in itself does nothing to enhance visibility. Also, a virtual package is normally used for packages that provide the same interface (like /usr/sbin/sendmail). Fop and passivetex are radically different (and both still incomplete enough to irritate). What's wrong with a Suggests: one|theother? Oh, and it turns out passivetex isn't even packaged yet, and fop is 3 versions behind. -- Bart.
