Re: Proposal for possible consolidation of the packages

[munix9 <munix9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 24.11.24 um 18:28 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
> Le 24/11/2024 à 18:19, munix9 a écrit :
> > 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”.
>
> Ah ok, I didn't understand you were talking about that feature. If one 
> binary package can implement all the dependencies required by the IDE 
> (i.e. one dependency by component), then I have no problem with your 
> proposal.
>
> ...except for 'gb.compress'. Each specific compress driver component 
> depends on a specific library, so they must be implemented in different 
> components. I don't want to force the user to install all libraries for 
> all possible compression supported by 'gb.compress'.
>
> Otherwise I'm not sure that it can be automated by 'gambas-package-config'.
>
> Regards,

Ok, I get it, maybe it's something for later.