Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-packaging (150 mails)

[Richard Guenther <rguenther@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, JP Rosevear wrote:

> Additionally, should packages that can be parallel installed always be
> packaged as such or only if the need arises?

I would argue for always, as it is usually difficult to later fix
packaging of pkg-1.0 if you want to install pkg-2.0 in parallel.

At least if it is not too much work.  (Who wants to install two
openoffice versions in parallel?)

Richard.

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Richard Guenther <rguenther@xxxxxxx>
Novell / SUSE Labs
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nuernberg - AG Nuernberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex
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