> dick hoogendijk wrote: >> Peter Tribble wrote: >>> Of course it is. Dependencies aren't really anything more than hints >> >> NO, they are not. They are corner stones on which the whole building is >> built. They have to live up to standards and a user (the inhabitant of >> the >> house) may not alter the specs because he/she sees fit. That's not done >> in >> the normal world and also not done in a pkg system. The whole pkg system >> needs dependancies! We have to guard the QUALITY (and maybe quantity) of >> them but not overrule them as we see fit. >> > > Beyond this, support of OpenSolaris systems will require that > dependencies be adhered to, in the same way that we in the past have > required users not to randomly delete files installed by the SVR4 > packages. > > Please, file bugs over the real issue, which is badly-factored packages. > Those can get attention without endless debate over the merits of an > override flag.
I agree with the quality statement. No one wants software that causes nothing but problems at the worst possible times. However, we can have quantity also. If the new pkg metaphor allows and enforces quality then you will get quantity over time. -- Dennis
