[Fedora-packaging] RFC: Creating meta group packages via comps
Bill Nottingham
notting at redhat.com
Tue Aug 29 19:58:04 UTC 2006
seth vidal (skvidal at linux.duke.edu) said:
> > Napkin-ing this, you'd compare it, see the new packages, and then
> > pop up:
> >
> > New software available in the 'Games' group:
> >
> > GnomePoker - Play poker against your friends! Lose all your money!
> > HackSlashKillMaim - Role play as your favorite serial killer
> >
> > [ Don't install ] [ Tell me more ] [ Ask me later ] [ Install new packages ]
> >
> > or something along those lines.
>
> You should be able to just run groupinstall again and it will only
> install the new stuff in that comps group.
But we don't:
a) store what groups are installed on the box, to know how to automatically
do this
b) users may want to know about new optional packages, that this won't catch
Bill
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