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Re: [PATCH] Stop automatic dependency selection on setup.exe chooser screen


On Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 11:06:38PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Aug  6 22:26, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Aug  6 22:08, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> > I had a go at it [...]
>> Here's another test with only selecting the vorbis-tools package.
>> [...]
>
>And, while we're at it, do we *really* have to create such a detailed
>dependency view?  Wouldn't it be much less confusing if we just list the
>packages which have to be installed to satisfy all dependencies, just
>like the GNOME PackageKit Updater GUI, gpk-update-viewer?  Like this:
>
>  Cygwin Setup - Resolve Dependencies
>
>  <bold>The following packages are required to satisfy dependencies.</bold>
>
>  libao 1.0.0-1
>  libao-devel 1.0.0-1
>  libao4 1.0.0-1
>  libaudio2 1.9.2-1
>  libaudiofile0 0.2.7-1
>  libesd0 0.2.41-10
>  libFLAC8 1.2.1-2
>  libkate 0.3.7-3
>  libkate1 0.3.7-3
>  libogg0 1.2.0-1
>  libspeex1 1.2rc1-1
>  libvorbis 1.3.1-1
>  libvorbis0 1.3.1-1
>  libvorbisenc2 1.3.1-1
>  libvorbisfile3 1.3.1-1
>
>  [x] Select required packages (RECOMMENDED)
>
>                       [back][next] [cancel]

Why not present as much info as possible?  I don't know what "libkate"
is but it would be nice to be able to satisfy my curiousity on that page
rather than jumping to a web page and googling.

cgf


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