From: Alexei_Roudnev (Alexei_Roudnev_at_exigengroup.com)
Date: Wed Nov 07 2007 - 19:43:11 CET
Message-ID: <0f8d01c8216e$0c14d470$7031a8c0@exigengroup.com> From: "Alexei_Roudnev" <Alexei_Roudnev@exigengroup.com> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:43:11 -0800 Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] Latest YOU update introduces new dependency forgiflib
1) OK
2) Why don't make some survey?
3) We always have an option _make it configurable_ -:)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Klaus Kaempf" <kkaempf@suse.de>
To: "Alexei Roudnev" <Alexei_Roudnev@exigengroup.com>
Cc: "Novell SLES" <suse-sles-e@suse.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] Latest YOU update introduces new dependency
forgiflib
* Alexei Roudnev <Alexei_Roudnev@exigengroup.com> [Nov 07. 2007 00:58]:
[...]
>
> Moreover, when updating, updater should make as conservative decisions as
> possible. If new rpm can work without additional package (weak dependency)
> then updater better do not install this additional package by default
> (when
> you install new package, default should be opposite - all recommended
> packages should be installed by default if admin don't ask opposite).
If I understand you correctly, you are asking for different semantics
during install (honor weak deps) and update (do not honor weak deps).
I'd like to invite you and Robert to the opensuse-softwaremgmt@opensuse.org
mailing list where we 'lay out the tracks' of software management for future
versions of SUSE Linux.
Although possible, I'd rather not change the update semantics of
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10.
[...]
>
> I don't see any political issues here, just system update policy issues.
Agreed. Its a policy, regrettably hardcoded in SLE10. For future
products, such policies will be settable by the system administrator.
Klaus
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