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Containers don't handle the case where two different versions (or otherwise conflicting variants) occur in the whole dependency tree. For instance, consider pro
by dezgeg 10y ago
Containers don't handle the case where two different versions (or otherwise conflicting variants) occur in the whole dependency tree. For instance, consider program A with direct dependencies B and C, where B needs version X of /usr/bin/D but C needs version Y of /usr/bin/D.
- gravypod 10y agoI just remembered that the thing I was talking about was SubUser [0]. You can read their manifesto since it better describes everything that they are looking for. Their solution is to keep file revisions so if you need an older version of a file it is still there. [0] - http://subuser.org/ http://subuser.org/