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

[David R. M. <dr...@fi...>]

Sounds like a good idea to me!

  -- Dave

On Mar 28, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Max Horn wrote:

> 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
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