On Sunday 03 June 2007 14:24:15 Stewart Adam wrote:
but I was thinking what if there was a list on the buildsys that kept track of certain packages like these - gnome-python2-gtkmozembed an yelp would be listed against firefox for example as they both require gecko-libs.
The buildsystem already has in it's database information about what every package Requires and Provides. All that is really missing is logic to query through that information and alert maintainers when a new package lands that will break requirements. Would be nice to have in Koji...