On 4/21/06, Leon <sdl.web@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear all, > > This is something new and missing for linux. I think it's a great > idea. The following wiki page explains clearly. > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackageDependencyManagement automatic removal of dependancies.. will only work if all applications and scripts on the system are managed by the package management system. That means that nothing on the system can be installed via source which makes it outside the scope of the package management system which may be using an "indirect" dependancy. Nothing can be install from an alternative catelog like CPAN.. which may be using an "indirect" dependancy. Nothing can be written locally as a script, shell or perl or python or php or otherwise... that may use an "indirect" dependancy. This only robustly works if every library and every executable and every intepretable script which could be calling other executables on the system is strictly managed by the package management system. Snowball's chance in that happening on a anything close to 90% of deployed systems. Whether its multiuser moderate to large network deployments, or someone's home workstation the chance that a system is rpm pure for every executable and script on the system is slim. -jef -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
