[PlanetCCRMA] metapackage exceptions

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

On Sat, 2007-04-21 at 21:41 +0200, Arnaud Gomes-do-Vale wrote:
> Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <nando@ccrma.Stanford.EDU> writes:
> 
> > On Sat, 2007-04-21 at 20:20 +0200, Arnaud Gomes-do-Vale wrote:
> >> Would it not be a good idea to use yum-style package groups instead of
> >> planetccrma-* metapackages?
> >
> > Yup, it would be a good idea. The unadvertised but eventually discovered
> > -apps* packages are not the best solution but just a quick (and working)
> > hack. Do you have a link on how to create/maintain those groups?
> 
> Not at hand. I can have a more detailed look in the next few days, but
> AFAIR it boils down to maintaining a list of packages for each group
> in an XML file and running createrepo with the right arguments.

Let me know if you find out more (would be one less thing I have to do
research on). 

> > But the groups would not do anything with regards to the problem
> > mentioned in this threads, right?
> 
> Yes they would; once the group is installed, you can remove individual
> packages without breaking anything.
> 
> However, I don't think you can upgrade a group in the same way you can
> upgrade a metapackage to add new dependencies.

Ah ok, yep, that's one of the advantages of the meta package I had
forgotten, it brings in new additions to the "group" automatically. 

Obviously having both would be a good thing. 

-- Fernando