Software Management call for RFEs

[Orion Poplawski]

On 05/23/2013 09:34 AM, James Antill wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-05-22 at 16:55 -0600, Orion Poplawski wrote:
>
>> I'll get more specific then:
>>
>> python-pyface can use two different graphics backends - either wxPython or
>> pyQt4.  In no way do these two packages provide the same thing in any
>> meaningful way other than to pyface.  So, while one could go the provides
>> route, it doesn't seem to make sense to me.  I suppose I could ask for:
>>
>> Provides: pyface-backend
>>
>> in both PyQt4 and wxPython.  Think that would make sense?
>
>   Add a layer, and it works perfectly:
>
> python-pyface:
>    Requires: python-pyface-backend
>
> python-pyface-backend-wxPython:
>    Provides: python-pyface-backend
>    Requires: wxPython
>
> python-pyface-backend-pyQt4:
>    Provides: python-pyface-backend
>    Requires: pyQt4
>

Took me a little bit to realize that no actual code needed to be split out to 
do this (Sandro's suggestion too much in my mind).  But yes, this does the 
trick nicely, at the expense of some extra dummy packages.

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