Re: Proposal for possible consolidation of the packages

[munix9 <munix9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 24.11.24 um 18:37 schrieb gbWilly:
> On Sunday, November 24th, 2024 at 18:28, Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> I have no idea how to do this for debian.
>
>
> > > 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”.
>
>
> Is this a feature on debian as well?
>
> gbWilly

https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#virtual-packages-provides