[wpkg-users] ++Mailshell: Re: Question about depends and chain

[Rainer Meier]

Hi grubi,

grubi wrote:
> I just want to add that the "depends" on profile level is still very
> useful so I would
> keep it in future releases as it can reduce size and simplify profile
> structure.

I fully agree. It was not my intention to mention that I am going to remove it.
I will keep it for sure.


> For clarity reasons the naming maybe should be changed to "include".

Sure, these days I would call it "include" but also the "depends" node does the
same job - so apart from possible confusion there is no reason to change it.
Changing it would mean to break compatibility with very little advantages.
Moreover I don't think that "real dependencies" on profiles make sense since
multiple profile might refer to one and only package and dependencies exist
between packages, not between profiles.

So I will for sure keep it unless further notice.


br,
Rainer