On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 22:08 +0100, Andreas Ericsson wrote: > Kristian Høgsberg wrote: > > --- > > > > So here's change to fix my favorite annoyance with the git rpm > > packaging: don't pull in tla when I say yum install git! The decision > > to make 'git' a metapackage is to say the least unconventional and > > continues to surprise people (here's today discussion: > > http://marc.info/?t=120309228600004&r=1&w=2). > > > > I know it's late and most people who use the git rpms are used to installing > > git-core by now, but myself and most of my Red Hat co-workers (who should > > know a thing or two about rpm packaging) have been fooled by the 'git' > > rpm that pulls in everything. There's really no precendence for this, quite > > the opposite: you wouldn't expect yum install gcc to pull in fortran, right? > > > > The patch below only affects people who know that 'git' is a metapackage > > and actually use that to pull in everything (but who does?). The patch > > renames the 'git-core' rpm to just 'git', but adds a 'Provides: git-core' > > there so people who have trained themselves to say yum install git-core > > wont get burned. > > > > Neat, and very nicely done. However, why not add "git-extras" package as > meta-package that does what just plain "git" package used to do, and > mentioning the git-extras rpm in the %description of git's package? It's already there, I called it git-all though. Mentioning it in the git rpm description is a good idea. How about this wording: "Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. The git rpm installs the core tools with minimal dependencies. To install all git packages, including tools for integrating with other SCMs, install the git-all meta-package." Kristian - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
