Bug#447202: eclipse-platform: Not start-/usable for normal users

[Michael Koch]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 11:28:30AM +0100, Kai Wb. wrote:
> notfound 447202 1.2.13-1
> thanks
> 
> Package: eclipse-platform
> Version: 3.2.2-4
> Followup-For: Bug #447202
> 
> Hello Michael,
> 
> Michael Koch wrote:
> > This issue is not so trivial. Different users have different needs. A
> > possible solution for this would be eclipse-cdt depending on
> > eclipse-platform *AND* recommending eclipse. This will install whole
> > eclipse for normal users but allows more experienced users to not
> > install eclipse if not needed.
> 
> Ok, that is true since aptitue/apt-get pulls in recommends on default. But that
> is a behaviour of apt-get/aptitude I'm not quite comfortable with (it bloats the
> system a lot) and I've deactivated. Personally I would tend to the suggested
> solution, that an eclipse-bin package should be created [0,1]. Would that
> introduce other (maybe more serious) problems (apart from increasing the
> complexity of the build process)? Or would that be the "easy" solution?
> that it would work for the rest.

I think that by deactivating this feature you went on your own way
already.

I will updated the package descriptions to be more clear.


Cheers,
Michael