On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Adeodato Simó <d...@net.com.org.es> wrote: > * Daniel Moerner [Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:21:15 -0800]: > >> Something that might also be useful would be a nox-debian-devel >> package which would include tools that everyone needs for packaging >> (lintian, build-essentials, devscripts, dput | dupload, fakeroot, etc) > > What does "nox-" have to do with that?
Nothing at all really, but it is no more "X" oriented than the packages in the suggested nox-system-tools. I was mostly trying to give an example of a targeted metapackage that might also be generally useful. With the exception of the dput | dupload debate, most of the Debian packaging tools are canonical for all users. In contrast, there are many many alternatives to things like w3m or mutt or irssi. In most cases, people will know which console web browser or mail client they want, which will require manually pulling them in first before the metapackage (if it isn't the first alternative) or manipulating the installed packages in aptitude. This reduces the utility of a metapackage since it's no longer automated. The debian-devel example was just meant to suggest a case in which a metapackage might be more useful, since everyone needs the same tools. But that's another discussion and it shouldn't crowd this thread. Daniel -- Daniel Moerner <dmoer...@gmail.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
