On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 02:01:30PM -0500, clumens@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Since hardcoded lists always suck, I'm therefore proposing that all > > packages containing a login manager include a special Provides: that we > > can query on. Then nobody ever has to come asking for a change again, > > and if package names change, it's fine. > > After looking at everyone's suggestions and thinking a bit on my own, I > think any of the following are acceptable to me: > > Provides: login(graphical) > > Provides: config(graphical-login) This should not be used since there is already (or there was) a virtual provides like that added automatically. Besides I don't find it very adapted to the case at hand. > Provides: service(graphical-login) > > I like making it clear that this is a graphical login, since I'd hate > for the "login" program to provide this as well. service() makes some > sense since gdm - at least - continues to run after you've logged in. > That's kind of service-like. I think that service() could be reserved for daemons waiting in the background. Maybe the display managers qualify for that, especially in a fast user switching world (when serving xdmcp they do, but in that case there is already the server(xdmcp) virtual provides). Using service(graphical-login) has the advantage to be more general, the disadvantage to be less precise. -- Pat -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
