On Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 12:34:51 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 23/02/2019 21.57, David C. Rankin wrote:
[...] This seems like a complete unintended consequence to some packaging change. There is no reason we should no have to run:
# zypper up --no-recommends
Don't. Instead taboo qemu and brltty
No, please! Nobody, other than a developer (or some guys who have to run virtualised systems, but even then, that's a very special case!) _needs_ qemu! If they do, they should select a particular pattern (or profile or role) which pulls in the stuff that's really necessary for it. The whole "Recommends:" is bad from my point of view; it's nothing than a vehicle that gets used to work-around such additional patterns (or profiles or roles). I have to admit there are other examples where a recommended package is sensible, but most of the times, it appears such packages should actually be "Required:". FWIW, FMPOV, "Recommends:" gets abused while there are other ways to help pull in such packages when really needed. brltty is another example; luckily I don't (yet) need such support packages, so why are they recommended to me? Instead, there should be a pattern to pull in such additional support packages when needed. Don't get me wrong, I already have to carry my packages, so don't need additional ones I don't need (yet). Cheers. l8er manfred