https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42089
Bug ID: 42089 Summary: Add dependency/sub-component linking Product: WineHQ Apps Database Version: unspecified Hardware: x86 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: appdb-unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: jhansonxi@gmail.com Distribution: ---
Many apps rely on major sub-components from third-parties. It would be beneficial to identify these in an app entry to avoid duplication of installation guides and workarounds for them, and to facilitate bug reporting.
For example: QuickTime, Internet Explorer, NET Framework, Adobe Flash, Java, SecuROM.
I would like to see an expandable list for an app that lists dependencies, their versions, ratings, and links to related guides or wiki entries.
This would also help with bug reporting. For example bug #34989 (Caphyon Advanced Installer breakage) would reference an AppDB entry for that component only. All other apps that have it as a dependency would automatically be shown in the AppDB "affected apps" listing for that bug.
AppDB entries for components that don't have testable standalone executables wouldn't have test reports of their own. They would need a reverse look-up of dependent apps that have been tested. Identifying and matching-up related version numbers could be difficult however.