Comment 26 for bug 1225

2007/4/18, Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen <email address hidden>:
>
> Wouldn't everybody be best served by a meta-package?
>
> glom-desktop depends on glom-client and postgre-sql
> glom-client doesn't depend on postgre-sql
>
> This way the choice is obvious, glom-desktop for those who just want to
> use it on their machiene and glom-client for those that only want to
> access an external server.
>

Or better, a "glom" virtual package depending on glom-client and postgresql.
That way the "glom" name is preserved fully functional in the "default"
install while leaving a path to install the client without a server using
the "-client" suffix.

I personally can make my own packages for my development environment (feisty
on amd64 at this moment) with the modified dependencies, but I can't afford
to make packages for all the different system where glom can run and I offer
support (ppc for example). Having a way to user glom as a client coming with
the system will make my life easier. Hadn't it will make me to look for a
different solution, since the important thing (in my case at least) is to
access the database itself from many places, not the interface (even when
glom makes a very good interface and makes it easy for the users).