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#1 J#w_C!@w

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Posted 02 November 2011 - 07:12 PM

When creating programs for the iphone that require dependent software, does the dependent software also have to be all on the same repo? Or can you put all the dependent software in a package and still get them them installed without those dependent programs being on the repo you uploaded the final program to? I need to know that before I create the program. Thanks.

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Posted 03 November 2011 - 05:55 PM

You can require packages on other repos. You can see this by looking at all the packages that are dependant on mobile substrate even though they're not on the same repo.

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Posted 05 November 2011 - 01:53 PM

View Postkaamaru, on 03 November 2011 - 05:55 PM, said:

You can require packages on other repos. You can see this by looking at all the packages that are dependant on mobile substrate even though they're not on the same repo.

Will the user have to install that other repo in order to get it?

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Posted 05 November 2011 - 04:50 PM

View PostJ#w_C!@w, on 05 November 2011 - 01:53 PM, said:

Will the user have to install that other repo in order to get it?

Yeah.

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Posted 05 November 2011 - 08:51 PM

View Postkaamaru, on 05 November 2011 - 04:50 PM, said:

Yeah.

So how do people get around that?

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Posted 05 November 2011 - 09:05 PM

View PostJ#w_C!@w, on 05 November 2011 - 08:51 PM, said:

So how do people get around that?

Upload both packages to the same repo.

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Posted 05 November 2011 - 09:51 PM

View Postkaamaru, on 05 November 2011 - 09:05 PM, said:

Upload both packages to the same repo.

So in other words uploading your program along with the stuff from other repos bundled in the same package. am I right?

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Posted 05 November 2011 - 10:04 PM

Yeah, though they could be separate packages.

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Posted 08 November 2011 - 01:05 PM

View Postkaamaru, on 05 November 2011 - 10:04 PM, said:

Yeah, though they could be separate packages.

So which is considered bettter practice in developing? To bundle them in one package or to send them as seperate packages? I plan to upload it to modmyi.

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Posted 08 November 2011 - 02:03 PM

Well if you didn't make the package you want to require it's better to merge them into one package.

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Posted 08 November 2011 - 02:38 PM

View Postkaamaru, on 08 November 2011 - 02:03 PM, said:

Well if you didn't make the package you want to require it's better to merge them into one package.

Thanks