[PATCH V5 10/11] spec: Remove libvirt-daemon dependency from hypervisor subpackages

[Andrea Bolognani]

On Mon, Jan 09, 2023 at 02:25:44PM +0000, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> I still th8ink that dropping the dep is wrong, becasue that is
> defeating the purpose of 'libvirt-daemon-$HYPERVISOR' packages
> aim todo:
>
>   "installs every possible libvirt feature for the virtualization
>    driver in question"
>
>   https://libvirt.org/kbase/rpm-deployment.html#full-features-for-one-virt-driver
>
> If you don't want all the features, then don't install that
> package, pick the minimal install instead
>
>   https://libvirt.org/kbase/rpm-deployment.html#minimal-features-for-one-virt-driver
>
> > If you feel that the various libvirt-daemon-$hypervisor packages need
> > to keep providing the same exact functionality over time, then yes,
> > we can't drop or downgrade any of the dependencies. But, at the same
> > time, we're potentially breaking consumers by taking away libvirtd...
>
> Where the functionality still exists, the packages should continue
> to provide it. The case of libvirtd is a bit special, as we're in
> the process of phasing out its existance. That's not the cae for
> virtlockd.

Okay, the fact that we're explicitly documenting these packages as
the "every possible feature for the driver" option means that I have
no choice but to agree with you :)

Jim, can you please respin while reverting these changes that I had
suggested? Sorry :(

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Andrea Bolognani / Red Hat / Virtualization