Same named packages, different dependencies

[A1tmblwd at netscape.net]

A1tmblwd at netscape.net wrote:
> Brian Richardson <brian at cubik.ca> wrote:
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> 
>>A1tmblwd at netscape.net wrote:
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>>[ snip ]
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>>>perl-XML-Parser from Dag
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>>Dag, at least, points out that his packages may/will depend on other 
>>packages _in his repository_. This is the case for all 3rd party vendors 
>>He is also nice enough to point out when a particular package is 
>>maintained by another repository. Simply put, the RPMs provided by the 
>>Fedora Project are considered authoritative for a particular package. 
>>Any add-ons will of course be provided by 3rd-party vendors. The 
>>coincidence of names is simply that.
>>
> 
> 
> If it is coincidence up2date, yum and apt are in dire need of improvement because none of these applications can distinguish between packages from an authoritative source and 3rd-party. Once the repositories are enabled these applications will indicate that ATrpms's package is an upgrade for Fedora's.
> 
I need to correct myself.  The rpm naming scheme need improvement so 
that up2date, etc. can perform the differentiation.

--Kam