Hi Bill,
> Is there an easy way to see the packages that
> depend on a given package (opposite of
> prerequisites)? I often end up asking to uninstall
> to see if any package names pop up in the
> confirmation, and there _must_ be a better
> way :)
I agree this would be a handy addition in the Package Browser Prerequistes
pane.
I use an IDE Extension (in the Package Browser packageSelector) which does
the trick:
PackageSelector>>swInspectDependents
| selected |
#swAdded.
selected := self packages first.
(PackageManager current packages select: [:each | each prerequisites
includes: selected])
inspect
It doesnt search the full prerequiste chain, (a better name would be
#inspectDirectDependents) but usually the above method has the information I
am looking for.
Right below it, is another handy extension which works on a multiple
selection of packages, and shows only the root prerequisites of that
selection. I use this for quickly building "install" packages, using the
root packages as manual prerequisites:
PackageSelector>>swInspectRoots
| roots |
#swAdded.
roots := self packages copy asOrderedCollection.
self packages do: [:each | roots := roots difference: each
allPrerequisites].
roots inspect
Neither is particularly fast, but they do the trick when needed.
Steve
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