[fink-core] Changing fink-obsolete-packages to RuntimeDepends

[Max H. <ma...@qu...>]

Dear all,

I would like to suggest to all package authors using
  Depends: fink-obsolete-packages
in an obsolete splitoff, that they switch to
  Depends: fink (>= 0.32)
  RuntimeDepends: fink-obsolete-packages
instead. This way, building the non-obsolete package does not cause fink-obsolete-packages to be installed even though you don't use any obsolete splitoffs.

Example: My package "wireshark" has an obsolete splitoff "wireshark-ssl". In previous versions, whenever you updated wireshark, it would also install fink-obsolete-packages, even though wireshark itself is not obsolete.

In the new 1.6.6-1 release, I performed the change described above. Now, updating wireshark does not cause fink-obsolete-packages to be installed. Only trying to install or update the obsolete wireshark-ssl splitoff will do that.


Any objections to me proposing that to a wider audience on fink-devel?


Cheers,
Max