Re: How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-13 Thread Eugene V. Lyubimkin
Hi, On 2011-06-13 12:56, David Kalnischkies wrote: > With my APT hat on i can tell you that APT (and friends) currently have no > option to forbid the removal of packages without other side-effects. Please refrain from uncondionally stating something about "friends"' functionality. Libcupt actual

Re: How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-13 Thread David Kalnischkies
2011/6/13 Ansgar Burchardt : > David Kalnischkies writes: >> What could be done is tweaking resolver scoring points, but honestly: >> that is black-magic even for me -- and as you can only change this for >> priorities it has side-effects for other packages with this priority and >> these would be

Re: How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-13 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
David Kalnischkies writes: > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 22:54, Erik Schanze (Debian) wrote: >> Does anybody have an additionally idea how to solve this, to prevent the >> removal of one package without hanging on user input and prevent >> automatic inclusion in PBuilder installation? [...] > > What c

Re: How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-13 Thread David Kalnischkies
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 22:54, Erik Schanze (Debian) wrote: > Does anybody have an additionally idea how to solve this, to prevent the > removal of one package without hanging on user input and prevent > automatic inclusion in PBuilder installation? With my APT hat on i can tell you that APT (and

Re: How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-12 Thread Thomas Goirand
On 06/12/2011 06:00 PM, Erik Schanze (Debian) wrote: > > Yes, you are right. One disadvantage seems to be solved, but the > drawback with PBuilder remains. I could try some "exclude" options in > PBuilder command line, but an other way would be better. > > Has noone and idea? Or would it better to

Re: How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-12 Thread Erik Schanze (Debian)
Hi Russ, thank you for you response. Am 09.06.2011 23:31, schrieb Russ Allbery: > "Erik Schanze (Debian)" writes: >> - Upgrade process hangs waiting for the user input > > This should only happen if you run it interactively. If you don't run it > interactively, then it should realize that i

Re: How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-09 Thread Russ Allbery
"Erik Schanze (Debian)" writes: > I maintain a custom Debian installation on Clients without any user > interaction during upgrade, so everything has to go automatically. > I created a meta package to define dependencies to all packages I need > on the clients and I'd like to make this meta pack

How to make a meta package unremovable?

2011-06-09 Thread Erik Schanze (Debian)
Hi mentors, hope this is the right list for it, I wouldn't abuse debian-devel for it. [please keep me on CC, I'm not subscribed] I maintain a custom Debian installation on Clients without any user interaction during upgrade, so everything has to go automatically. I created a meta package to def