[packagekit] get-depends and get-requires probably shouldn't use an array of package_ids

[Mounir Lamouri]

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Daniel
Nicoletti<dantti85-pk at yahoo.com.br> wrote:
>
> Hey,
> gnome-packagekit should and probably is using
> the array of packages.
> And KPackageKit.
>
> the reason for this is that GUI don't know how to handle
> dependencies, and each distribution has it's own way to
> do it. So if I want to install foo and bar, I get the depends for
> both at the same time, and the backend will not let duplicated
> dependencies get out. This is really important and should stay
> as it is.

I didn't try to install two packages and see the result.
It looks to be the only use case.

> In the past the behavior was what you said but It was a pain
> to get rid of the duplicated ones, and sometimes one package
> depends on foo1 and the other needs foo1.2 which in the
> end WILL install foo1.2 so having this handled by the backend
> IS IMPORTANT.

So, each backend have to manage that ?

Now, I understand why it takes an array.

Thanks :)
Mounir