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From: Jean-Michel POURE <jm DOT poure AT freesurf DOT fr>
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Subject: Re: RPM 4 under cygwin
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 17:02:48 +0100
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> setup.exe recently added the ability to track dependencies between
> packages, though dependencies on certain versions of other packages is
> still to come.

The power of RPM is to be able to track dependencies between packages. It 
helps releasing core software and libraries separately, with cross-depedency 
checking. There is no real limit to the power of RPM.

Best regards,
Jean-Michel POURE

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