Optional dependency graph resolution is NOT a slippery slope to turning Slackware into Debian or Gentoo.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Ben Mendis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dragonwisard@gmail.com" target="_blank">dragonwisard@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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With respect, changing a compression scheme or moving on to x64<br>
hardware isn't core to Slackware... the simplicity of the package<br>
management system, and not being forced to include any dependencies,<br>
managing those yourself... that's core to slackware.</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Nick, NOBODY is talking about forcing any kind of dependency management. There would be no change to the package format or the package management tools. There would only be a SEPARATE and OPTIONAL tool for partially resolving a dependency graph.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Nobody is gonna get up in your grille. If you don't like optional tools that make useful suggestions than you can ignore this whole thread because even if it were implemented it wouldn't affect you in the slightest. </div>
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