On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:29 PM, Bruce A. Mallett wrote:
Granted that repositories for stable release are assumed to be stable, nonetheless it seems like this points out an opportunity for a (small?) user-friendly enhancement to Yast. Somewhat like the idea of when you try to run a not-yet-installed program where it makes the suggestion as to how to do it, it would be neat if Yast could push out a message suggesting that one add such-n-such a repository.
I wonder why, when I checked the community repository list after the info about the QT4 requirement, QT4 was not in the list. Granted, it was no trouble to enter it by hand. I have done this for years already. Perhaps I missed something. When I went to see if it was there, it did give a message that it was checking the net for additions to the list. But a message, as stated above, could be a good idea. Even if it had been in the list, I would never have thought it add it for a KDE3 issue. In a way, this is a slippery slope. We are moving from RPM dependency to RPM + repository dependency. This is not a new issue. But this example makes it apparent that there could be a need for repository dependency specifications in packages. Perhaps an RPM could require a file, stored in some place on the user's system, who's name is the name of the repository it wants. A file called 'Repository http://yadda.yadda'. Then, when Yast is doing it's thing, it could say something like: packageX can't be installed because "Repository http://yadda.yadda' not found. (Or however it words the problem). The dependency must somehow be met, but you get the idea. No change to Yast or any other manager. Just use RPM as it is to make the requirement known. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 And remember: It is RSofT and there is always something under construction. It is like talking about large city with all constructions finished. Not impossible, but very unlikely. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org