Package: python-apt Version: 0.7.7.1+nmu1 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch The Cache class should provide an API to determinate the existance of broken dependencies. Currently you have to access the private _depcache.
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=== modified file 'apt/cache.py' --- apt/cache.py 2009-04-01 14:27:15 +0000 +++ apt/cache.py 2009-06-08 16:12:36 +0000 @@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ """ Unmark all changes """ self._depcache.Init() + @property + def broken(self): + """True if the cache contains packages with broken dependencies.""" + return self._depcache.BrokenCount > 0 + # cache changes def cachePostChange(self):