Re: Proposal for possible consolidation of the packages

[munix9 <munix9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 24.11.24 um 17:26 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
> Le 24/11/2024 à 10:19, munix9 a écrit :
>
> Mmm... I don't see how it will simplify things. I think it's even the 
> contrary.

Oh, ok.

> Don't forget that the IDE has a wizard that creates packages for your 
> projects. If there isn't a bijection between packages and components, it 
> will become a nightmare to implement.

I don't understand: what does the ide have to do with it?

An example: given is a package description that contains the following
package: myPack
package: myPack-aaa
package: myPack-bbb

An alternative package description, on the other hand, contains
package:  myPack
provides: myPack-aaa
provides: myPack-bbb

The first version results in 3 “real” package files, while the second 
version results in only one package, which however technically 
(virtually) indicates that it also contains the packages “myPack-aaa” 
and “myPack-bbb”.

The respective system management software can resolve this and a search 
for “myPack-aaa” results in “myPack” in the second version.

And so it is no problem if any other package, let's call it 
“something-completely-different” contains the line

requires: myPack-aaa (or depends, or ...)

The respective system management software does not care whether the 
package “myPack-aaa” really exists or is available as part of “myPack”.

But as I said, it is a proposal.

Regards

> The only package that includes several components should be 'gambas3- 
> runtime', provided that these components have no dependency outside of 
> the system C library.
>
> As soon as the 'gambas-package-config' tool will be available, only new 
> packages with dependencies on new libraries will imply some maintenance. 
> Otherwise everything will be automatic.
>
> Regards,