[openbeos] Re: Package Management System.

Hey,

> The you will know the package dependences when you remove the package,
> so I don't see it an issue to check to see if any other installed
> package requires that dependency, and if not ask to remove it.

The only problem I see with scanning the other .xml files it it chould
take a long time, order the nubmer of installed packages.  Which is why I
thought a Dependants section might be helpful, lists everything that needs
this package to run.  If there are no Dependants then you can remove the
package? Or am I just making more work?

> Does that answer everything you were asking? 

I think so.  But I got a new one, in the dependancies section is there a
way to say which version, aka if i have a package that requires  > v5 of
some library can I state that, or if I need < v5 could I also say that?
For instance if the developer radically changed an API and we use only the
older/newer version at the moment?

I guess that could easily to do something like debians dist-upgrade
just list everymajor component in the dependancies section of the main
file and let it go.

dan

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