Software Management call for RFEs

[Petr Pisar]

On 2013-05-23, Orion Poplawski <orion at cora.nwra.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
Do you know virtual packages are forbidden in Fedora?

-- Petr