Should 'boost' metapackage install boost-python3 and boost-numpy3 now?

[Jonathan Wakely]

The 'boost' package doesn't install anything, it just pulls in most
of the subpackages built from boost.spec:

# boost is an "umbrella" package that pulls in all boost shared library
# components, except for MPI and Python sub-packages.  Those are special
# in that there are alternative implementations to choose from
# (Open MPI and MPICH, and Python 2 and 3), and it's not a big burden
# to have interested parties install them explicitly.
# The subpackages that don't install shared libraries are also not pulled in
# (doc, doctools, examples, jam, static).
Requires: %{name}-atomic%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
Requires: %{name}-chrono%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
Requires: %{name}-container%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
Requires: %{name}-contract%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
...

It's no longer true that there are two Python versions to choose from,
because Python2 was dropped so there is only boost-python3.

Is there any reason not to add Requires: for boost-python3 and
boost-numpy3 now?

[Miro Hrončok]

On 14. 05. 20 1:24, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
>  Is there any reason not to add Requires: for boost-python3 and
>  boost-numpy3 now? 
No reason from Python perspective.

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[Igor Raits]

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On Thu, 2020-05-14 at 00:24 +0100, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
>  The 'boost' package doesn't install anything, it just
> pulls in most
>  of the subpackages built from boost.spec:
>  
>  # boost is an "umbrella" package that pulls in all boost shared
>  library
>  # components, except for MPI and Python sub-packages.  Those are
>  special
>  # in that there are alternative implementations to choose from
>  # (Open MPI and MPICH, and Python 2 and 3), and it's not a big burden
>  # to have interested parties install them explicitly.
>  # The subpackages that don't install shared libraries are also not
>  pulled in
>  # (doc, doctools, examples, jam, static).
>  Requires: %{name}-atomic%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
>  Requires: %{name}-chrono%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
>  Requires: %{name}-container%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
>  Requires: %{name}-contract%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
>  ...
>  
>  It's no longer true that there are two Python versions to choose
>  from,
>  because Python2 was dropped so there is only boost-python3.
>  
>  Is there any reason not to add Requires: for boost-python3 and
>  boost-numpy3 now? 
For python3 I think it is fine, but about numpy I would probably do
something like Recommends: (boost-numpy3 if python3-numpy). But either
way is fine.

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