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On 2016-04-18 5:09 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote:
> I'm not so sure about these statements. Maintaining groups of packages
> can be easier, but it can be also be harder. The goal is to find the
> right level. And I haven't seen a case where an 800-packages level of
> granularity is helpful.

Not to mention regression testing. The number of combinations of 
installed packages is going to be choose(1, 800) + chose(2, 800) + ... + 
choose(800, 800).  And while some of those combinations will be 
non-nonsensical, many(!) won't. There aren't enough seconds in the 
universe to test all the viable combinations for one single release.

If fact, I would suggest a good metric for package granularity be based 
on the set of combinations that *can* be tested in a realistic timeframe 
for each release.

--lyndon