On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 01:39:51PM +0200, Paweł Gołaszewski wrote: > On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Jakub Bogusz wrote: > > > Author: glen Date: Wed Oct 25 21:52:26 2006 GMT > > > Module: SPECS Tag: HEAD > > > ---- Log message: > > > - -base instead of -cron as suggested by blues (not that i like it this > > > way) > > Why? > > There are more packages with cronjob separated as -cron (mrtg, utmp-jeber, > > webmin, vfmg, drupal). > > And upgrade (main -> -base, -cron -> main) is going to be PITA. > > If someone doesn't use -cron package currently, he will get cronjob > > installed on upgrade > > Was version with -cron subpackage on ftp? > no -> there is no problem about that :) > > After all - change proposed by glen would be great PITA too - after > upgrade from package before split you'll get not working cron. Even after > installing cron package (glen gave no triggers and that's why I've started > talking to him about that :) ). > > Besides - it sounds logical for me: > * -base (or basic) with pure application without any additions > * main package as full-set.
#define "full-set"? Is cron job added by distro part of "full-set" or optional addon? > In other packages with -cron separated could be different situation. First > from your list has 2 alternatives: init and cron. I don't know the rest. utmp-jeber, vfmg and drupal have optional cron jobs. > IMvHO separating very basic package-set to -base package should be general > rule. But - it's only IMO :D It depends what we define as "base". -- Jakub Bogusz http://qboosh.cs.net.pl/ _______________________________________________ pld-devel-en mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pld-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/pld-devel-en
