SPECS: vim.spec - vim-rt should suggest vi-editor for instalation (or maybe...

[Jeff Johnson]

On Aug 18, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Jakub Bogusz wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:46:16PM +0300, Elan Ruusamäe wrote:
>> On Sunday 17 August 2008 23:51:48 blues wrote:
>>> - vim-rt should suggest vi-editor for instalation (or maybe it  
>>> should be
>>>   required? What is purpose of vim-rt alone?)
>>
>> it's to avoid dependency loops in packages. besides that  
>> dependency loops are
>> not cool, they cause modified %config lossage on upgrades due rpm  
>> flaw. (old
>> file is renamed to .rpmsave, and new one is placed as .rpmnew, and  
>> the
>> original path name won't exists at all)
>
> So IMO there is one more thing to do on rpm side:
> "A Requires: B + B Suggests: A" situation shouldn't make dependency
> loop; hard dependency should always have priority over soft (Suggests)
> dependency.
>

A satisfied Suggests: dependency is exactly the same as a Requires:  
for ordering purposes.

But test RPMSENSE_MISSINGOK and don't order for satisfied Suggests: if
you wish, the place to do so is in lib/depends.c (I'll send along the  
2-3 line
patch is necessary).

hth

73 de Jeff

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