On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 05:00:21PM -0500, Shawn Walker wrote: > 2008/6/3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> However, one problem with this is that it creates a situation where > >> you are publishing a package that depends on a file in a package that > >> hasn't been published yet. > > > > How is this any different from the behavior that we have today? I can > > write a package with a dependency on a package that isn't in the > > repository. At least in the current code, we don't require that that the > > dependent packages be present in the catalog. > > It is different because the server won't have the information > necessary to tell you which package provides the file.
Sure, but it does not need to. My client will be able to query multiple servers and one of the others might be able to provide that information (and the package that goes with it). Venky. _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
