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On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 09:58:41AM -0400, John Peacock wrote:
> James Mastros wrote:
> >Then we can add "os:", "header:", and "executable:" spaces, and make the
> >rule that older installers, when faced with a space they don't know how to
> >handle, should warn on all requirements in it, but otherwise ignore them
> >(IE
> >assume they are satasified for everything but "conflicts".)
>
> The problem is that the energy required to open a blackhole so older
> installers could be altered worldwide is beyond the limits of current
> technology. Nice idea, though... ;-)
Apparently, I didn't explain myself very well, sorry. The idea is to switch
from the "foo" keys in META.yml to "foo-2" keys. Think of three different
ages of installers, when we hypothetically move forward with my plan, and
then introduce another space, foo:.
1. Those that do not know about the requires-2 key.
- They will live in blisfull ignorance, and continue to use the requires
key, which only lists perl modules.
2. Those that do not know about the foo: space. They follow the rules set
down in my email, and thus ignore the foo: space (with a warning).
3. Those that know about the foo: space. They do whatever they should.
"older installers" in the context you quoted above refers to 2, not 1.
-=- James Mastros