> > The task packages are a poor hack to solve a problem. They don't work > > properly and are a big waste of space. the Packages file is big enough as > > it is then to add versions to every package that task-kde depends on? > > <shrug> I would not notice another K or two (hundred, even).
*you* wouldn't...however believe me when I tell you there are others that would. And these are the same people who are already on the verge to yank task packages out of the distro until a better solution is in place. > Ok. Thanks for your time, Ivan. > > I guess I'll need to look at writing an "upgrade-task" prog that > tries to install everything a task depends on (and recommends or > suggests items if they are already installed). that would be cool. Ivan -- ---------------- Ivan E. Moore II [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://snowcrash.tdyc.com GPG KeyID=90BCE0DD GPG Fingerprint=F2FC 69FD 0DA0 4FB8 225E 27B6 7645 8141 90BC E0DD
