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Re: [PATCH setup libsolv, v2] Let the user review added dependencies
- From: Brian Inglis <Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:51:05 -0700
- Subject: Re: [PATCH setup libsolv, v2] Let the user review added dependencies
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- References: <20180122173720.10584-1-kbrown@cornell.edu>
- Reply-to: Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca
On 2018-01-22 10:37, Ken Brown wrote:
> If the solver found no problems but added packages to resolve
> dependencies, ask the user whether they want to review the added
> packages before proceeding.
>
> If they answer Yes, go back to the chooser with the 'Pending' view
> selected. The implementation adds several new members to the
> PrereqChecker class so that the latter can communicate with the
> chooser page.
Would it not be better, quicker, and easier, and to just show the updated
Pending view directly and unconditionally, without another popup dialogue box?
I think that's what most of us would expect from a UI display: just update the
displayed packages, if not being asked for confirmation that we really want to
do something possibly detrimental.
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada