Re: SUGGESTED variable in receipt

[pascal.bellard@xxxxxxxxxx]

Hi,

SUGGESTED is shown by tazpkgbox... ...if the package is already installed..
You can double click to the line to install suggested packages.

-pascal

> I have quick question about optional dependencies. I am creating a receipt
> for a package which has several optional dependencies. I have put them in
> "SUGGESTED" variable. But when I try to install the package, I don't get
> an
> option to choose if I want to install the optional dependencies.
>
> So, how do I take an advantage of the "SUGGESTED" variable? Unless I look
> on
> the receipt, how would I know what are the optional dependencies for a
> package. "tazpkg depends $PACKAGE" only lists the required and not the
> optional dependencies.
>
> I have seen this with other packages too, e.g. when I installed pidgin, I
> was not offered a chance to install any optional dependency. Pidgin has an
> optional dependency of "gnutls". This is required if you want to use
> "google
> talk" in pidgin.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jozee
>



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