>> Hmm.. well, that would be nice to try solve the generic problem and allow per >> package priority. But I do not know of any other production package >> management >> system that has implemented such a thing. > > Most Linux package managers have priorities associated with repositories. > We're > currently planning to use libsolv, which is also used by yum and provides this > feature.
OK, but the Linux package managers do it on the per repository level, not the per package level, right? My understanding is that you were thinking about going to the per package level with the prioritisation. >> So I would have to say that this is probably years away from stable >> production. > > I wouldn't say year*s*, but a year is probably a realistic estimate, so this > is > not a valid short-term solution, which is why I'm in favor of committing your > Portfile. So if its mimicking what YUM does, yeah, true, it should be quicker. _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
