On Wed, Apr 16, 2008, devzero2000 wrote:

> Sorry, Ralf. Only a curiosity on OPENPKG packaging.
>
> Why most package have:
>
> AutoReq:      no
> AutoReqProv:  no
>
> I doesn't like this never. OTHO i like automatic dependency resolution .
>
> Sure, it is also true that i am lazy

The auto-dependency resolution in RPM is mainly a Linux-specific or
at least system-specific thing. It automatically adds dependencies to
system shared libraries, etc. This is both useless and unnecessary for a
self-contained cross-platform software distribution like OpenPKG. There
all(!) dependencies have to be within the software distribution _ONLY_
and not to any artefacts outside of it (like system libraries). Hence
all dependencies are explicitly configured and no implicit ones are
required. So, don't compare OpenPKG's use of RPM with the RPM use of a
usual operating system vendor. OpenPKG has completely different goals
and hence different constraints. OpenPKG is about using RPM for managing
an independent software stack on top of an operating system, but not
about managing an operating system itself...

                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
                                       rse@engelschall.com
                                       www.engelschall.com