Re: how to make "pkg load" automatically load dependencies

[Andrew Janke]

On 10/10/19 11:24 PM, Qianqian Fang wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I am packaging a few octave toolboxes for Fedora. Some of the toolboxes 
> have a dependency to other toolboxes.
>
> On the rpm package level, I can use *Requires* to ask rpm to install 
> these dependent modules, but when running Octave, the *pkg load* command 
> is not aware of the dependent toolboxes and automatically load them.
>
> I would like to know if pkg is capable of loading dependent toolboxes? 
> if yes, what file I should create to tell pkg such information? for 
> Fedora packaging, the spec file uses the 
> *%octave_pkg_{build,install,preun}* macros to create toolbox packages, I 
> am wondering if adding dependency info is supported by these macros.
>
> thanks
>
> Qianqian

Come over and check out the Packajoozle project, which is building a 
"next-generation" replacement for the current "pkg" command. In 
Packajoozle, both package loading and installation will automatically 
detect and follow dependencies.

https://github.com/apjanke/octave-packajoozle

I don't think the current Octave pkg command supports either of these. 
The package specification file format supports defining dependencies, 
and they're validated, but they're not automatically loaded or installed.

Full disclosure: I am the author of Packajoozle.

Cheers,
Andrew