I've tested the patch on Intrepid and it doesn't work. Here are the results with a patched /usr/lib/python2.5/site- packages/apt/cache.py:
With installing Recommends disabled in the host system: $ gdebi --quiet --root /var/cache/pbuilder/build/24283/ --apt-line libgnupg-interface-perl_0.36-1ubuntu1.dsc debhelper bsdmainutils gettext libmagic1 file libclass-methodmaker-perl groff-base intltool-debian man-db po-debconf html2text gettext-base Now with installing Recommends enabled: $ gdebi --quiet --root /var/cache/pbuilder/build/24283/ --apt-line libgnupg-interface-perl_0.36-1ubuntu1.dsc debhelper curl bsdmainutils libio-compress-base-perl gettext libcurl3 libsys-hostname-long-perl libcompress-raw-zlib-perl libio-compress-zlib-perl libmagic1 libcompress-zlib-perl libmail-sendmail-perl file libclass-methodmaker-perl groff-base intltool-debian man-db po-debconf html2text gettext-base (Installing Recommends is disabled inside the pbuilder). -- gdebi --root doesn't use the apt config from the chroot but the one from the "host" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243550 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs