64-bit gcc-4.8.1 package installs source instead

Yaakov (Cygwin/X) yselkowitz@users.sourceforge.net
Tue Jul 23 20:53:00 GMT 2013


On 2013-07-23 11:16, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 03:20:11AM -0500, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
>> This is one case where IMO genini is better than upset: genini-generated
>> setup.ini's don't list source-only packages in setup's package selector,
>> while still being available through the "Src" option of any of its
>> subpackages.  Could upset be changed to match, which would avoid this
>> problem for *all* source-only packages?
>
> Why not just rename the package "gcc-src" to make it clear what's going
> on?

gcc is only one example; many packages (most being library-only) have a 
source-only "main" package.  Not listing them while still allowing Src 
(as genini does) makes things very clear IMHO.


Yaakov


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