On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 02:51:55PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> >>>>> "Julian" == Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Julian> The ftp and ftp-ssl packages have started providing the
> Julian> ftp-client virtual package. The ncftp package may well do
> Julian> so as well soon. This package should therefore be
> Julian> included in the virtual packages list.
>
> Can any ftp client provide "ftp-client"?
>
> What about X clients?
>
> Or, put another way, what packages, if any, would
> Depend/Recommend/Suggest/Conflict with ftp-client, and why?
>
> I guess packages you should look at include: webcam, task-dialup(?),
> dftp, urlview(?), devscripts, quinn-diff(?) (quick glance through my
> Packages file at packages that depend/suggest/recommend ftp, ncftp,
> or lftp).
>
> This is the problem I faced when I considered making it a virtual
> package previously. I am not sure that a package which depends on ftp
> would work with ncftp, for instance.
>
> Somebody suggested to use ftp-client-traditional (or was that
> traditional-ftp-client?) instead.
These are real issues; I'm forwarding them to the ftp and ftp-ssl
maintainers.
Julian
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