Re: [gentoo-user] Virtual Packages

2011-05-13 Thread dong l
I think it is a bit like IoC in OOP programing. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_of_control

Re: [gentoo-user] Virtual Packages

2011-05-11 Thread Mike Edenfield
On 5/11/2011 5:43 PM, John wrote: Have noticed that some packages require virtual packages to installed as well. For example when installing dev-db/mysql, virtual/mysql is installed as well. What are the purposes of these "virtual" packages?? They allow other packages to depend on the presenc

Re: [gentoo-user] Virtual Packages

2011-05-11 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM, John wrote: > > Have noticed that some packages require virtual packages to installed > as well. For example when installing dev-db/mysql, virtual/mysql is > installed as well. > > What are the purposes of these "virtual" packages?? I think it is usually when ther

[gentoo-user] Virtual Packages

2011-05-11 Thread John
Have noticed that some packages require virtual packages to installed as well. For example when installing dev-db/mysql, virtual/mysql is installed as well. What are the purposes of these "virtual" packages?? Thanks -- John D Maunder j...@articwolf.myzen.co.uk