From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailc.telia.com (mailc.telia.com [194.22.190.4]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDBD6ABDB1 for ; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:01:21 -0500 (CDT) Received: from sm-wks1 (h253n2fls31o877.telia.com [217.208.49.253]) by mailc.telia.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g6BF1G221780 for ; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 17:01:17 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 17:01:16 +0200 From: Christian Axelsson To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-Id: <20020711170116.5a7a70f8.smiler@lanil.mine.nu> Organization: LANIL X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.7.8 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-debian-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [gentoo-dev] Virtual packages... Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 958d11ae-caeb-4039-8fa2-3584c79d64c7 X-Archives-Hash: fa3c16a8309d62233f3fc4e43c84e119 Here's a log-snippet from #gentoo regarding my problem with php wants to use uw-imap instead of courier that I already have installed. [16:52:33] < SmileR> hmm.. just a though, meanwhile the portage is growing, wont problems like this be more and more common, I mean, how about having some kind of virtual package system... hmm.. almost like debian, where a package provide ex. imap, but it dosent matter what package it is? [16:52:54] < rvdp> SmileR: similar prob wit openssh and/or comercial ssh [16:53:05] < nils_> SmileR: that exists, for example postfix provides virtual/mta [16:53:08] < rvdp> SmileR: yes, "provide" [16:53:25] < rvdp> they need to stick it where its needed! [16:55:24] < SmileR> nils_: hmm.. maybe all packages that provides a 'service' should be a part of the virtual system [16:55:45] < nils_> Yes, that would be good I think all ebuild developers should have this in mind when they create thier packages. I really can become a HUGE problem if they dont. -- Christian Axelsson smiler@lanil.mine.nu