On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:46:39 +0200, Ralf Corsepius wrote: > > You misunderstood me completely. Let me rephrase. There are multiple > > packages which include the /usr/share/emacs directory. So, currently any > > dependency on that directory would pull in an arbitrary package which > > provides this directory (shortest pkg name wins in Yum). What does this > > mean for any package which would "Requires(pre): /usr/share/emacs"? > > It would pull in another package you don't want and don't have any use > for. That's why I consider it harmful. That's why ownership of directories should be limited to one package only _and_ no such dependencies on directories must be implemented as long as there are multiple packages which provide that directory. But you don't want to understand. I do not propose such a "Requires". -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list
