Bug#854385: [php-maint] Bug#854385: php7: Missing php-all metapackage

[Josef Kufner]

Well... php-all should depend on everything from php.net except debug
and documentation packages.

I like packages like texlive-base and texlive-full. There are many meta
packages for various common use-cases. Each desktop has some meta
package(s) to install all or some components (kde-full, kde-standard).
Also, there are many games-* meta packages.

Such meta packages make it easy to put together meaningful setup to
start with. They are not meant to fit some specific application. Look
through eyes of beginner who is thinking "which package I should install
so I can learn PHP?" If he installs "php", he will be quite surprised
how much is missing. And then there are few hundreds packages to choose
from... Instead he could install "php-standard" meta package and he
would get (opinionated) installation (it may include for example
php-all, composer, and php-fpm + webserver).


Ondřej Surý wrote, on 6.2.2017 16:52:
> What is "typically installed PHP packages"? I am afraid that typically
> might vary from user to user and for the installed PHP software - the
> other packages in Debian correctly select their dependencies.
> 
> And if you have *your* "typical" set - why not turn it into automation?
> 
> Cheers,
> 



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Bug#854385: [php-maint] Bug#854385: php7: Missing php-all metapackage

[Ondřej Surý]

What is "typically installed PHP packages"? I am afraid that typically
might vary from user to user and for the installed PHP software - the
other packages in Debian correctly select their dependencies.

And if you have *your* "typical" set - why not turn it into automation?

Cheers,
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On Mon, Feb 6, 2017, at 15:29, Josef Kufner wrote:
> Package: php7.0-common
> Version: 7.0.15-1
> Severity: wishlist
> File: php7
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> when installing PHP, I found it tedious to select all usually needed
> packages.
> It would be nice to have php-all meta package which would depend on the
> typically installed PHP packages.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 9.0
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (800, 'unstable'), (700, 'testing'), (600, 'stable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> Foreign Architectures: i386
> 
> Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=cs_CZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> 
> Versions of packages php7.0 depends on:
> ii  php7.0-cgi 7.0.15-1
> ii  php7.0-common  7.0.15-1
> ii  php7.0-fpm 7.0.15-1
> 
> php7.0 recommends no packages.
> 
> php7.0 suggests no packages.
> 
> Versions of packages php7.0-common depends on:
> ii  libc6   2.24-9
> ii  libssl1.1   1.1.0d-2
> ii  php-common  1:49
> ii  ucf 3.0036
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 
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Bug#854385: php7: Missing php-all metapackage

[Josef Kufner]

Package: php7.0-common
Version: 7.0.15-1
Severity: wishlist
File: php7

Dear Maintainer,

when installing PHP, I found it tedious to select all usually needed packages.
It would be nice to have php-all meta package which would depend on the
typically installed PHP packages.

Thank you!



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (800, 'unstable'), (700, 'testing'), (600, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=cs_CZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages php7.0 depends on:
ii  php7.0-cgi 7.0.15-1
ii  php7.0-common  7.0.15-1
ii  php7.0-fpm 7.0.15-1

php7.0 recommends no packages.

php7.0 suggests no packages.

Versions of packages php7.0-common depends on:
ii  libc6   2.24-9
ii  libssl1.1   1.1.0d-2
ii  php-common  1:49
ii  ucf 3.0036

-- no debconf information