[maemo-developers] How to get a general utility package cross-listed from tools to extras?

[From: Juha Kallioinen]

Hi,

ext Ryan Abel wrote:
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Eero Tamminen wrote:
> 
>> Marius/Quim, any opinion on whether the Nokia provided tools packages
>> should go to extras instead of the SDK/tools repository?
> 
> 
> My own opinion is that, yes, the Tools repository packages should move  
> to Extras. Repository bloat has always been a big problem, and the  
> Tools repo just adds to it without bringing any really useful  
> definition between itself and Extras.

The tools repository is a part of the SDK and it is (mostly) updated when a 
new SDK release comes out. The only reason it was broken off to a repository 
of its own was to make it easier and safer for people to add it as a repo on 
the device. Earlier the same tools were available only in the SDK repo.

The SDK has a life of its own that's not really connected to the contents of 
the extras repository. The sdk and tools work together so that we can have a 
stable and repeatable development environment.

Those are the justifications I can make for the tools repository. I agree 
with the repository bloat argument though and we could always go back to 
having just one sdk repository if the bloat is a bigger evil than a safe 
repo for the device.

> The packages wont show up in the Application manager anyway, so there  
> isn't much point in keeping them segregated.

Does my point make any sense to you?

Cheers,
  Juha

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Juha Kallioinen                                               JID: kaltsi at ok