On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 03:37:29PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> Hi Dirk!
>
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 02:40:57PM +0100, Dirk Nehring wrote:
> > > 2. Why revert r976?
> > > 3. Those collection specific defaults are part of the new style for
> > >   defining Package Collections, i.e. on a "free willingly" and "default
> > >   if not set" base. So if you really want to revert it, you also have to
> > >   put the selects back into Config.in.collections.
> >
> > But this doesn't work with existing .config files or if you change your
> > preselection after saving. For this, forcing some core packages are
> > better in my eyes.
>
> Well, in my idea of Package Collections they are useful for people
> setting up everything for the first time and not being absolutely sure
> what to choose. The only alternative is forcing a selection of those
> packages contained in a collection, so you will be actually forced to
> use dnsmasq (or at least have it installed, irrespective of it being
> used or not).
> I actually did change the way Package Collections work because wbx and
> me agreed on it being the better one.

With the known problem mentioned above.


> Recapitulating I would suggest to discuss this further, as it's
> absolutely not clear which way to go. Especially as we are still
> searching for alternative methods of getting a set of packages selected
> easily (maybe also without `conf').
>
[...]

> > > 4. Indeed, I did intentionally remove those "default m if devel"
> > >   statements, on wbx's behalf. So better consult him for that (if you
> > >   didn't already do so).
> >
> > Sorry, was in the old patch.
>
> Sorry, didn't get this one. What was in the old patch? Which old patch?
> Waah, sounds like "train station".

I want to say:

cd trunk/freewrt
svn diff -r r976:975
(apply the diff to current)


Dirk
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