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Re: add a special Provides: to all login manager packages



On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:25:47AM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote:
> 
> Seems reasonably sane. How about:
> 
> Provides: login_manager
> 
> (The underscore is intentional, because it should never show up in a
> package name.)

I think that parentheses are even safer, since there are already 
exceptions for _ in package names. Also it seems to me that what is 
provided is better called as a display manager, since login is also
a login manager, display meaning something like graphical here. 

I think that maybe
   Provides: login(display)
would be even better

--
Pat


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