[Bug 175438] Review Request: smart -- Next generation package handling tool

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Summary: Review Request: smart -- Next generation package handling tool


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175438





------- Additional Comments From jarkko at saunalahti.fi  2006-01-23 16:18 EST -------
My opinions:


- -usermode should be folded into the main package

* No because the graphical user interface and applet packages only require it
and will bring it in when needed. We don't want new dependencies for the main
package if they aren't really needed.


- add >= 4.3 versions to rpm-python and rpm-build dependencies

* Yes because this package requires those (rpm-python >= 4.3 for running it,
rpm-build >= 4.3 for building it).


- Requires(pre/postun) abuses should be pruned

* Yes because you should not try to fix rpm/yum/apt bugs here. This is not a
blocker for me though because they don't break anything.


- -gtk should be renamed to -gui

* Yes because it tells the user what it is for. You should think like the user
here, not like the developer (User knows that she wants to run "smart --gui".
She doesn't know which toolset/library the --gui uses.).



Any comments about the applet and root permissions issue? I wonder why it is
implemented like that when a cron job for the package database/cache (whatever
it is called) update (I mean "smart update") would simplify things a lot. And
make it much more secure too (you would need root permissions to change anything).

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