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[Ladislav Hagara <ladislav.hagara AT unob.cz>]

> > Having to change providers is annoying, it should just do it for you
> > (default to what's installed for most cases, else prompt). Also it really
> > shouldn't prompt you every single time you cast the spell.
> What should do it for us? You're not expected to change providers
> often (xfree86 -> xorg being an example). What shouldn't prompt every
> time you cast a spell? If you mean asking what should provide FOO,
> then it does ask every time, but defaults to what has already been
> chosen for FOO further up the chain or is already installed or the
> first on the list if none of the above (unless you used `sorcery
> default add` to set it ;)).

Personally I agree with Jeremy. It is annoying if I have to choose 
providers every time I cast the spell.
"cast" could ask only for new providers. I know  it was discussed 
already and probably majority of developers prefered this behaviour.

BTW, why "cast -r -c spell" remembers last settings. I remember the time 
when "cast -r -c" was the same as it was for the first time I cast the 
spell.
Now it remember my settings.
For example I prefered devel version of spell, now I would like to run 
stable version and "cast -r -c" proposes devel version even the default 
version is stable.

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Ladislav Hagara