RE: [Bug 874] lsbinstall should not include -t package
"Wichmann, Mats D" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.lsb.specification |
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| Message-ID | <A06801158AE07847B27A52C1A074BC1D07D76554@fmsmsx404.amr.corp.intel.com> |
> >This whole "I Want to install packages the wrong way" issue is seperate >from what lsbinstall was ever intended to do. As specificed, the tool >could have been invoked recursively, which should be an >obvious red flag >in and of itself. > >If someone wants to open a a seperate bug to request the package tool >abstraction, that's fine, but we need to not confuse that with what >lsbinstall is trying to solve (and avoid feature creep). There's already such a bug. I believe there was a desire to limit the number of new commands being required, which may have been why this got tossed into lsbinstall - perhaps the "lsbinstall" command is poorly named since it implies that functionality. (lsbpostinstall ?)