ptlib plugins in one package

[Faidon Liambotis]

Eugen Dedu wrote:
> ptlib has 4 packages for plugins:
> - libpt2.6.3-plugins-alsa - PTLib audio plugin for the ALSA Interface
> - libpt2.6.3-plugins-oss - PTLib audio plugin for the OSS Interface
> - libpt2.6.3-plugins-v4l - Portable Tools Library video plugin for
> Video4Linux
> - libpt2.6.3-plugins-v4l2 - Portable Tools Library video plugin for
> Video4Linux v2
> 
> These plugins have less than 100kB each one.  The hassle for the user to
> install the right package (for ex., there are users with v4l cameras and
> by default v4l2 is installed) is greater than saving 170kB on a machine.
>  I propose to put them in one package, libpt2.6.3-plugins.  What do you
> think?
v4l: libc6 (>= 2.1.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1),
     libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libpt2.6.3 (= 2.6.3-1)
v4l2: libc6 (>= 2.1.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1),
     libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libv4l-0 (>= 0.5.0), libpt2.6.3 (= 2.6.3-1)

alsa: libasound2 (>> 1.0.18), libc6 (>= 2.1.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1),
      libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libpt2.6.3 (= 2.6.3-1)
oss: libc6 (>= 2.1.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1),
     libpt2.6.3 (= 2.6.3-1)

So, it seems, that no extra dependencies will be added on the default
(v4l2/alsa) setups. I expect the v4l/oss users to be too few to actually
worth a package split, combined with the size criteria that you already
mentioned.

I'd vote to go for it. Less packages to deal with :-)

Don't forget to account for Provides and old Conflicts and also go over
the bug reports and reassign them.

Regards,
Faidon