On May 25, Christian Schwarz wrote > > Whether it depends, recommends or suggests dotfile-module, dselect would > > still > > be satisfied when just one module is selected, so when new modules appear > > they > > won't be selected automatically. This is much easier to do than make a > > depends > > line look like this: > > Depends: dotfile-bash | dotfile-fvwm2 | dotfile-tcsh etc. > > I think dotfile should depend on dotfile-module, since it's practically > > useless > > without it. I could be convinced to only recommend it, but as Craig pointed > > out, dselect does not treat Recommends any differently than it does > > Depends. > > I was thinking about "Suggests: dotfile-module". This has a few > advantages: > > - The first time some selects "dotfile-gen" (or whatever it's called) > dselect automatically suggests to include a module. So if one don't know > this package, one get the hint to include a module. > > - If new module packages appear, the user probably already knows about the > dotfile generator, so he/she doesn't need such a hint. (The package is > listed under "new available packages"--this should be enough.) > > - Perhaps some sysadmins have created their own dotfile modules for local > use only, so they probably don't want to install any of your module > packages. If dotfile-gen would depend or recommend them, he/she would have > to install one of the module packages just to get dselect shutting up. > > So what's the problem of dotfile-gen suggesting dotfile-module? >
ok, I am convinced. Looks like Suggests would be the best in this case. -- Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation.... Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
