rpm groups and fedora: a modest proposal

Kenneth Porter shiva at sewingwitch.com
Wed May 26 18:01:52 UTC 2004


--On Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:49 AM -0400 Brad Smith <brads at redhat.com> 
wrote:

> So there is a need for grouping info even for "standalone" packages
> because once they are installed they become part of a group of packages,
> effective management of which is very important.

Instead of grouping, might it not make sense to use a keywords field? When 
packaging I find either that something fits in no existing group or several 
existing groups, so I often want multiple entries and often need a new one.






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