Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-packaging (249 mails)

[Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@xxxxxxx>]

Stephan Kulow wrote:
> Am Samstag 13 November 2010 schrieb Pascal Bleser:
> > On 2010-11-11 12:05:11 (+0100), Petr Uzel <petr.uzel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 09:14:43PM +0100, Pascal Bleser wrote:
> > > > On 11/10/2010 02:11 PM, Petr Uzel wrote:
> > > > > I would like to move following packages from Base:System there (then
> > > > > changedevelrequest)
> > > > > - less
> > > > > - pinfo
> > > > > - lsof
> > > >
> > > > Really? Why not keep them in Base:System? (at least less and lsof)
> > >
> > > Because I think they are rather "utilities" than "base system" :)
> > > If you think Base:System is better place, I'm fine with that - in that
> > > case, just decline the requests / delete utilities/less.
> >
> > Again, it's just a matter of comprehension.. so.. what's Base:System
> > for?
> >
> > If it is
> > 1) smallest possible set of packages to boot openSUSE
> > or
> > 2) minimalistic but usable system
> It's neither of those. I would like to summarize it as: packages that break 
> booting older distributions if updated ;)

... and everyone else's package in the same project.

Base:System is an artificial construct and fails it's purpose as
devel project. You can't really develop in there as the risk of
interrupting unrelated work of other people in the same project is
high if you touch packages needed in the build environment itself.

cu
Ludwig

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