>> "ADC" == Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
ADC> Martin Bialasinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> This is exactly the thing the equivs package will do.
ADC> Does equivs implement this through skullduggery, or does it make
ADC> nice metapackages which play nice?
Well, It could be extended, but I hope, I have written it nicely.
$ cat /usr/doc/equivs/examples/webserver.ctl
Section: web
Package: webserver-dummy
Provides: httpd
Description: Webserver dummy package
This package provides dpkg with the information that
there is a local webserver installed.
.
Installing dwww, man2html etc. won't bug you to
install apache any more
$ make-equivs /usr/doc/equivs/examples/webserver.ctl
[creates the package]
$ dpkg --info webserver-dummy_1.0_all.deb
new debian package, version 2.0.
size 2258 bytes: control archive= 538 bytes.
390 bytes, 14 lines control
211 bytes, 3 lines md5sums
Package: webserver-dummy
Version: 1.0
Section: web
Priority: optional
Architecture: all
Provides: httpd
Installed-Size: 8
Maintainer: Martin Bialasinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Description: Webserver dummy package
This package provides dpkg with the information that
there is a local webserver installed.
.
Installing dwww, man2html etc. won't bug you to
install apache any more
Basically the controlfile used by make-equivs is a usual control file
(I fil in default values, if fields are not present [like maintainer
in theis example]).
So you could just place a appropriate Depends: header, any there you
go.
As the package tree is not deleted, one can also use equivs to quickly
create a vaid tree, change some files like the README and do a
debuild.
If there are specific things to add to equivs to create the
metapackages, I will happily add them.
The netscape metapackages in unstable are a good thing. no need to
hunt down all the packages with the right versions.
I also really like to see a GNOME metapackage like this.
Ciao,
Martin
