Package: aptitude Version: 0.4.4-4 Severity: normal Specifying "-o Aptitude::ProblemResolver::StepLimit=0" (I'm looking for a way to turn off the resolver entirely, in a controlled-upgrade scenario where it shouldn't require resolution to complete the upgrade and I want it to fail instead, without having to actually parse the output and detect the prompts :-) causes an infinite loop of
Resolving dependencies... Resolving dependencies... Resolving dependencies... Resolving dependencies... Resolving dependencies... Since StepLimit is documented, it's probably worth at least a sanity check on its value, there. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-amd64 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages aptitude depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6. 0.6.46.4-0.1 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-21 GCC support library ii libncursesw5 5.5-5 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libsigc++-2.0-0c2a 2.0.17-2 type-safe Signal Framework for C++ ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-21 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages aptitude recommends: pn aptitude-doc-en | aptitude-do <none> (no description available) pn libparse-debianchangelog-perl <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
