[arch-dev-public] Proposal: minimal base system

[Levente Polyak]

On 2/12/19 11:55 PM, Allan McRae wrote:
> On 13/2/19 8:17 am, Levente Polyak via arch-dev-public wrote:
>> On 2/12/19 7:16 PM, Gaetan Bisson via arch-dev-public wrote:
>>> [2019-02-12 16:40:08 +0100] Bruno Pagani via arch-dev-public:
>>>> Just in case it wasn’t clear, my answer would have been mostly the same
>>>> as Eli’s.
>>>>
>>>> So, Gaetan, Allan and Bartłomiej (or anyone else for that matter), do
>>>> you have further comments/questions regarding this, does the existence
>>>> of the base group alongside the arch/minimal-system now makes sense or
>>>> would you still prefer to go without it?
>>>
>>> Allan and I have both stated that we don't want to introduce a new group
>>> since we believe it would be highly redundant with base.
>>>
>>> Nothing new has been said since our last messages except Eli's post
>>> which argues that the base group is largely inadequate in its current
>>> state. This further supports our proposal that base should be improved
>>> instead of introducing a new group.
>>>
>>> So I really don't see what arguments could have changed our minds...
>>> It's also strange to me how you can concur with Eli's post without
>>> agreeing with our conclusions.
>>>
>>> To go forward I suggest you propose a clear definition of the perfect
>>> "minimal system" group you'd want to have, along with a proposed list of
>>> packages. When consensus is reached, we adopt this list of packages for
>>> base and put this definition on the wiki.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>
>> To make it as short as possible, the idea is not just to strip down the
>> base group further but primarily to not use a group in the first place.
>> It should be replaced with something that is consistent within itself
>> over the whole lifetime of the system.
>> Groups are the wrong tool for such a set: you explicitly install all
>> those packages so they won't automatically be mark as not-required
>> anymore once removed from that group, as well as new additions are not
>> consistent during the lifetime of the system.
> 
> We are clear about that.  Call it a group or metapackage or whatever,
> the objection is having the current base and the new "group" at the same
> time.
> 
> A
> 

Sure, then we are on the same page now. The wording here is just
important as, at least for me, it gets totally confusing what we are
exactly talking about if we start mixing metapackages and groups while
discussing possible steps.
Personally I'm totally fine with just nuking the rest of the group out
of orbit and possibly extend the wiki with some of those recommended
packages.
I totally understand the fear of introducing "confusion and duplication"
so I'm fine with just having a proper defined set and nothing further.

Cheers,
Levente

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