-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dirk Stoecker wrote: [...]
The usage of the BuildService is very complicated for the end user, as multiple repositories need to be added to get a recent installation.
No it isn't. It's rather that adding repositories is too complicated for some of the end users. Some ideas (and even code) are being developed on that topic atm. Skim through the opensuse-project archives for more information.
My suggestions would be to add a typo of meta repository, where the packes are only stored, but cannot be built. [...] - Conflicts are not resolved, but only marked in the original and the meta package.
What "meta package" ?
- Adding packages should be easy.
So, how do you decide what packages go into that "meta repository" and which not ? Only stable stuff ? How do you keep track of what's "stable" and what not ? Is the latest apache2 stable enough ? the latest xorg ? the latest KDE application packages ? etc... Or put *all* the packages of the build service into that "meta repository" ? No way, no realistic option IMO.
Reason: Some all-in-one packages without the PacMan problems.
Ah, "the PacMan problems".. what problems ?
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-o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/
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