Could a case as this one where multiple packages of one software component having different build configs exist not be treated as a specific case of alternatives (for which Yousong Zhou submitted a patch) ? So install the versions in parallel and select one alternative i.s.o. deselecting the inactive versions. -- Paul
> Op 3 mei 2017, om 04:00 heeft Eric Luehrsen <ericluehr...@hotmail.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > > > On 05/02/2017 02:22 PM, Andrew McConachie wrote: >> >> >> On 5/2/17 10:13, Jo-Philipp Wich wrote: >>> Hi Andrew, >>> >>>> When selecting package dnsmasq-full from make menuconfig I believe it >>>> should deselect package dnsmasq. >>> this is not easily solvable within the current Kconfig framework and >>> most likely a "won't fix" item in the foreseeable future. >>> >>> ~ Jo >> >> Hi Jo, >> >> How then should my package depend on dnsmasq-full? If it's not possible >> to de-select a package as a consequence of selecting another package, >> then how can there be packages that provide the same files? >> >> Perhaps this is another stupid question, but what's the point of having >> a package like dnsmasq-full if it cannot be DEPENDed upon? >> >> --Andrew > > Within the build tools there appears to be a construct for a single > package, but with options that are selectable (for conditional compile > or otherwise). Maybe dnsmasq Makefile should be redone for this method. > I am not sure if it fixes the dependency issues. However, should > multiple packages provide the "same-different" files is a good question. > > _______________________________________________ > Lede-dev mailing list > Lede-dev@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-dev _______________________________________________ Lede-dev mailing list Lede-dev@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-dev
