Dependencies Question.

cod_liver_0il · 07-28-2012, 10:23 AM

Hi all
I'm not complaining about slackware not resolving dependencies, but I did a search and couldn't find another distro that didn't...is there no other distro that doesn't?
Just a curious thought. thanks

sycamorex · 07-28-2012, 10:30 AM

The only one I can think of off the top of my head is LFS.

Didier Spaier · 07-28-2012, 11:19 AM

There is a rule stating that any thread about DR in this forum should include at least 3 (three) posts.

This post is to enforce that rule.

brianL · 07-28-2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

There is a rule stating that any thread about DR in this forum should include at least 3 (three) posts.

And go on for at least 3 pages.

mrclisdue · 07-28-2012, 06:36 PM

Is this where I ask when the next Slackware will be released?

damgar · 07-28-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mrclisdue

Is this where I ask when the next Slackware will be released?

No I answered that in the other dependency thread. lol

dugan · 07-28-2012, 08:15 PM

RPM based distros were around for a long time before they got package managers that automatically download dependencies.

chess · 07-28-2012, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dugan

RPM based distros were around for a long time before they got package managers that automatically download dependencies.

That's right -- I think, RPM by itself, does not resolve dependencies. I believe Yum, urpmi, smart etc. are bolted on top of RPM to provide the automatic dependency resolution IIRC.

sycamorex · 07-29-2012, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by chess

That's right -- I think, RPM by itself, does not resolve dependencies. I believe Yum, urpmi, smart etc. are bolted on top of RPM to provide the automatic dependency resolution IIRC.

Yes, you are correct. The same applies to Slackware's tgz/txz packages. In that case, though, sycamorex, Didier, BrianL, mrclisdue, damgar, dugan, chess etc. are bolted on top of TXZ to provide the automatic dependency resolution. As you can see, it's not much different.

a4z · 07-29-2012, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamorex

Yes, you are correct. The same applies to Slackware's tgz/txz packages. In that case, though, sycamorex, Didier, BrianL, mrclisdue, damgar, dugan, chess etc. are bolted on top of TXZ to provide the automatic dependency resolution. As you can see, it's not much different.

rpm checks the info provided by the package for dependecies
but if you want you can ignore them and use rpm smoehow like Slackware packages, rpm command has a --nodeps option to ignore dependencies

sycamorex · 07-29-2012, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by a4z

rpm checks the info provided by the package for dependecies
but if you want you can ignore them and use rpm smoehow like Slackware packages, rpm command has a --nodeps option to ignore dependencies

You're right. I haven't used anything rpm for at least 3 years and forgot about its default behaviour.