On Sun, Apr 10, 2005, Shawn Walker wrote: > > On Apr 10, 2005 11:36 AM, Ralf S. Engelschall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > ... > Oh, I've been comparing files, but it's not obvious which features > work and which ones do not. There are only a few documented in the > Handbook as being abandoned. > > Nevertheless... so that's what that's for. A lot of exising perl > module .spec files use the AutoReq functionality, was there a specific > reason that OpenPKG opted to not include this functionality? Not > criticising, just wanting to understand...
The AutoReq checking generally turns up dependencies on things like the system libc shared libraries, and possibly other things independent of the OpenPKG instance. This can result in dependency failures when attempting to install packages. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ It's very glamorous to raise millions of dollars, until it's time for the venture capitalist to suck your eyeballs out. -- Peter Kennedy, chairman of Kraft & Kennedy. ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org User Communication List [email protected]
