[csw-maintainers] Alternatives without automatic selection

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi,

a question arose whetere it is allowed to have two alternatives
with the same priority. The idea is this: If the priorities are
the same the package which gets installed first is kept,
irregardless if other alternatives are installed later.
One usecase would be e.g. an MTA (like sendmail) which you
deliberately install and configure. Than, later, some other
program needs some other mailer which can act as MTA or MUA
which should not override what you have already configured.
You can of course always select alternatives manually.

This has the consequence that programs must be installed
in the same order they were removed as automatic same-prios
are not persistently saved on alternative-selection.
This may be necessary, though.

Ideas?


Best regards

  -- Dago