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Date: | Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:24:37 -0800 (PST) |
From: | Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin AT yahoo DOT com> |
Subject: | Re: more and base |
To: | cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com |
In-Reply-To: | <3CA54463.2000103@ece.gatech.edu> |
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> 1) metapackages: empty packages that merely require 27 others === the > 'standard' install package, then the 'development' install package, etc > --> single 'point of control'. To add a new package to the > 'development' metapackage, you merely update its requirements: line. > Thus, 'development' = the set of packages and their dependencies as > listed in the development/setup.hint file. Since this would work, and (if I understand it correctly) not require any changes to setup.exe, could we start using it now? At least temporarily? It seems this would help the "more and base" controversy. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/
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