2009/1/12 Patrice Dumas <pertusus@xxxxxxx>: > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:29:32AM +1100, David Timms wrote: >> Hi, >> >> It seems there is some limitations on using comps groups (please correct >> me if these are solvable another way): >> - such a group can not cause the requiring of for example an i386 >> package on an x86_64 machine. >> >> - to workaround (rpm 4.x limitations) above, such a group can not cause >> the requiring of an i386 package by requiring a file only available in >> the i386 package. > > Also some packages of the group can be removed, while a meta-package > prevents that, as long as the meta-package itself is present. This > can also be seen as an advantage, depending on the situation, but it is > definitely a difference. My perception (which may be incorrect) is that the general use case for meta packages is to simplify the installation of a group of subpackages of one package. Whereas the use case for comps groups seems presently more targeted towards installation of a larger set of packages which are often not subpackages. If that is a correct perception, it suggests that this isn't an either/or question, as comps groups and meta packages are solving different but related situations. J. -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
