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zharf

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Registered: 2014-08-03

Posts: 2

Packages depending on other repositories

Hi,

Is it reasonable for a package from a higher order reposeitory to depend on a package from a lower order repository?
For example networkmanager from extra depends on libnewt from community.
Or evolution from extra depends on gtkspell3 from community.

So if we disable community then some packages from extra would have unresolvable dependencies.

Thanks

Last edited by zharf (2014-08-03 20:33:45)

ANOKNUSA

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Registered: 2010-10-22

Posts: 2,141

Re: Packages depending on other repositories

Have you noticed this with anything not related to GNOME?

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Packages depending on other repositories

In https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/38227

It has been well established that we do not much care about the repo hierarchy.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 15,087

Re: Packages depending on other repositories

zharf,

if you're interested in these issues, check the arch-dev-public mailinglist.

integrity reports like these https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail … 26504.html are made regularly.
Most of the time people seem to ignore them.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2014-08-04 10:31:37)

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zharf

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Registered: 2014-08-03

Posts: 2

Re: Packages depending on other repositories

Hi,

In https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/38227

It has been well established that we do not much care about the repo hierarchy.

So why community or AUR exist and why not let trusted users maintain packages in core and extra?
IMO obeying the law is mandatory for the ruler.

Thanks

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,672

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Re: Packages depending on other repositories

So why community or AUR exist and why not let trusted users maintain packages in core and extra?

Nothing in the repos depends on the AUR.   And only 33 packages (out of >3000) in [extra] depends on [community] packages.

IMO obeying the law is mandatory for the ruler.

There is no law...  it is more a guideline...

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