Re: [GSoC] pkgin improvements

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 05:51:56PM +0200, E BOUTALEB wrote:
> My proposal was cut.
> Here is the full proposal : http://pastebin.com/FYXjgjwR
> 
> As for : 
> Am 26.04.2013 um 19:58 schrieb E BOUTALEB:
> > 7) Make pkgin independent from pkg_install binaries
> 
> Why?
> 
> 
> 7) Make pkgin independent from pkg_install binaries : pkgin currently uses 
> pkg_add/delete to manage binaries. However, pkg_add/delete doesn't handle 
> dependencies well (that's why pkgin is here for). 
> It would probably be better to use directly a pkg_install library instead of 
> directly using pkg_install/delete, or abstract their functionality.

If you install/remove in the correct order, the dependency management of
pkg_add/pkg_delete is never triggered. Do not duplicate functionality.

Joerg