Peter Samuelson wrote: >In practice, 'extra' is mainly used when Policy forces you to use it: >that is, if your package conflicts with another package which has >priority optional or higher The really sad part is that *this* isn't enforced; there are lots of "optional" packages which conflict with each other.
>Probably the best solution is to change Policy to say that 'optional' >and 'extra' mean exactly the same thing, and remove the requirement >that all 'optional' packages be able to coexist. Unless someone is willing to actually enforce the requirement that all optional packages can coexist, this will be necessary to make Policy conform with reality. Personally, I rather like the idea that all optional packages can coexist, but it isn't anywhere near true right now. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
