[LEDE-DEV] dnsmasq-full should deselect dnsmasq

[Paul Oranje]

Could a case as this one where multiple packages of one software component having different build configs exist not be treated as a specific case of alternatives (for which Yousong Zhou submitted a patch) ? So install the versions in parallel and select one alternative i.s.o. deselecting the inactive versions.
-- 
Paul

> Op 3 mei 2017, om 04:00 heeft Eric Luehrsen <ericluehrsen at hotmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
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> On 05/02/2017 02:22 PM, Andrew McConachie wrote:
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>> On 5/2/17 10:13, Jo-Philipp Wich wrote:
>>> Hi Andrew,
>>> 
>>>> When selecting package dnsmasq-full from make menuconfig I believe it
>>>> should deselect package dnsmasq.
>>> this is not easily solvable within the current Kconfig framework and
>>> most likely a "won't fix" item in the foreseeable future.
>>> 
>>> ~ Jo
>> 
>> Hi Jo,
>> 
>> How then should my package depend on dnsmasq-full? If it's not possible
>> to de-select a package as a consequence of selecting another package,
>> then how can there be packages that provide the same files?
>> 
>> Perhaps this is another stupid question, but what's the point of having
>> a package like dnsmasq-full if it cannot be DEPENDed upon?
>> 
>> --Andrew
> 
> Within the build tools there appears to be a construct for a single 
> package, but with options that are selectable (for conditional compile 
> or otherwise). Maybe dnsmasq Makefile should be redone for this method. 
> I am not sure if it fixes the dependency issues. However, should 
> multiple packages provide the "same-different" files is a good question.
> 
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