[gobolinux-users] Compile script request/addendum: Metapackages

[Lucas C. Villa Real]

On 9/9/06, V <mkdm_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Something Lucas mentioned reminded me about a
> Compile/Recipe request:
>
> Meta-packages or suggestions when packaging (I know
> Recipes already support this more or less).
>
> Lucas C. Villa Real wrote:
>
> > The iso is shipped with gcc 3.4.1. You can compile a
> > new one just by
> > issuing 'Compile GCC'. I think you'll need to
> > compile BinUtils too,
> > but you'll discover that by yourself :-)
>
> It would be nice if a meta-package option was set so
> if one requested new GCC, new binutils and/or other
> goodies could be folded into the Compile session.
> i.e. the associated tools with one Recipe get updated.
>  In this case new binutils isn't manditory, but
> probably a good idea.

That's already being done in Dependencies / BuildDependencies. Indeed
our GCC recipe doesn't have any references to BinUtils. Please report
if it needs a special version of that package so that we can update
the recipe later.

InstallPackage also respects packages listed in Dependencies, so all
the group is installed together -- unless you skip them, of course.

-- 
Lucas
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