I disagree, users don't usually install libs directly, unless they intend to,
they would install corosync package if they need it.
you can check yourself with majority of the packages: xen-libs don't require
xen, pacemaker-libs doesn't require pacemaker, net-snmp-libs doesn't require
net-snmp, just to name a few.
Vadym
On Oct 12, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Steven Dake wrote:
> On 10/12/2010 05:16 AM, Vadym Chepkov wrote:
>> It was brought up in pacemaker mail list but this applies to corosync rpm
>> packaging as well.
>> Libraries do not depend on "base" package, they are independent.
>> This is how one can install several version of the same library (compat-
>> packages)
>> Also it is possible to use corosync libraries without using corosync daemon
>> itself. (if one uses pacemaker with heartbeat, for instance).
>>
>>
> Vadym,
>
> Its a general fedora policy that if a library depends in some way on the
> parent package, that the parent package is pulled into the system.
>
> The reason is for example:
>
> yum install corosynclibs
>
> If this only installed the libs, the user may think they were good to go,
> when in fact they also would need the corosync package. The libs package
> would do nothing, except potentially satisfy some runtime dependency (the
> case you speak of).
>
> The tradeoff is the runtime dependency vs not confusing the user. Generally
> we go for principle of least surprise.
>
> Each distro is free to package however they like, however. These spec files
> are only a guide of "best practices".
>
> Regards
> -steve
>
>> --- corosync.spec.in (revision 3058)
>> +++ corosync.spec.in (working copy)
>> @@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
>> %package -n corosynclib
>> Summary: The Corosync Cluster Engine Libraries
>> Group: System Environment/Libraries
>> -Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
>>
>> %description -n corosynclib
>> This package contains corosync libraries.
>>
>> Vadym
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