Predepends query
I've just been testing the new version of dpkg-mountable -- nothing exciting, I'm afraid -- using a large set of packages to install, and I've hit a small problem. perl-base was predepended on by something, which caused it (using the usually-disabled predepends support) to remove perl. This broke dpkg-mountable, and I had to install perl by hand. Now, for me, this was trivial, as I knew exactly what needed to be done. The question is, what about other users? And more specifically, should I make dpkg-mountable predepend on perl? This would have the advantage that, so far as I can tell, the installation shouldn't break like this in future (although I have a fuzzy memory of a bug in dpkg which might actually allow this). On the other hand, it's another predepends, and I'm not really sure whether dpkg would handle this situation well anyway. I guess it comes down to: does breaking dpkg-mountable count as stopping the system functioning? Comments would be appreciated. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Mortimer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.poboxes.com/andy.mortimer PGP public key available on key servers -- I only smile in the dark, My only comfort is the night gone black. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Predepends query
On 7 May 1998, Andy Mortimer wrote: > I've just been testing the new version of dpkg-mountable -- nothing exciting, > I'm afraid -- using a large set of packages to install, and I've hit a small > problem. perl-base was predepended on by something, which caused it (using the > usually-disabled predepends support) to remove perl. This broke > dpkg-mountable, and I had to install perl by hand. It might have been the perl/perl-base dependency loop.. > I guess it comes down to: does breaking dpkg-mountable count as stopping the > system functioning? Comments would be appreciated. A PreDepends will do nothing to assure the safety of an already installed package, that is, as I understand your situation a PreDepends will not help solve your particular problem. Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Predepends query
Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 7 May 1998, Andy Mortimer wrote: > > > I guess it comes down to: does breaking dpkg-mountable count as stopping the > > system functioning? Comments would be appreciated. > > A PreDepends will do nothing to assure the safety of an already installed > package, that is, as I understand your situation a PreDepends will not > help solve your particular problem. True. So if they don't have it installed they obviously aren't using it, and so it won't be broken; once it's installed, it won't make any difference anyway. I guess I might as well not bother, right? Thanks, Andy -- Andy Mortimer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.poboxes.com/andy.mortimer PGP public key available on key servers -- The people are fading away, as I slip into colours then ten shades of grey; If I don't last this one tell them when I've gone, That playing with you was incredible fun. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
