[wpkg-users] profile dependancy limit

[Rainer Meier]

Hi Isaac,

On 19.04.2011 03:06, Isaac Morris wrote:
>     I am trying to write a GUI (non web) for WPKG, I have just a few questions
> about profiles and packages.
> 
> how many <depends profile-id="someprofile"> can be per single profile.  Now i
> know that the depended profile may have a dependancy as so on and so on but is
> the following able to be run with wpkg?
> 
> <profile id="someprofile">
> <depends profile-id"someotherprofile"/>
> <depends profile-id"anotherprofile"/>
> <package package-id="somepackage" />
> </profile>
> 
> would both depends nodes get collected by wpkg.js or just the first one? and
> like-wise with the package dependancies?

Yes, this is supposed to work. If it doesn't for you then please report it.
So a profile (or package) can depend on as many other profiles (or packages) as
you want.
If you maintain many dependencies just make sure you don't create any dependency
loop.

br,
Rainer