Bug#1067155: debian-policy: prerm scripts cannot actually rely on dependencies

Hello, On Tue 19 Mar 2024 at 01:02pm +01, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Severity: wishlist > X-Debbugs-Cc: de...@lists.debian.org, debian-d...@lists.debian.org > > APT's installation planner does not consider dependencies of packages > being scheduled for removal, so a

Bug#1067155: debian-policy: prerm scripts cannot actually rely on dependencies

Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist X-Debbugs-Cc: de...@lists.debian.org, debian-d...@lists.debian.org APT's installation planner does not consider dependencies of packages being scheduled for removal, so a prerm must fail equally gracefully as a postrm does in absence of its dependencies.