RFC: Creating meta group packages via comps

[Christopher Stone]

On 8/29/06, Christopher Stone <chris.stone at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It should be really easy to make a script that builds metagroup
> packages from comps, no?
>
> This will allow someone to install a group such as kde/gnome as an rpm
> package and when packages are removed/added/changed in the comps
> groups, the meta group package also changes, and the user gets the
> appropriate changes.
>
> I don't think this is possible now with the groupinstall feature in
> yum which IMO is a bad feature since it should be done with meta group
> packages as I describe.
>
> Comments?
>

ack sorry, this was meant to go to fedora-packaging.  I'll repost there,
 please reply on that list.