On ���, 2001-12-16 at 15:54, Anton Graham wrote: > I think urpmi needs a dependency resolution system for the existing > install. This would essentially cause urpmi to install packages that > satisfied missing depends in the rpm database as can exist when packages > are forced or the installer skipped missing packages. Perhaps call the > option "--sane" as it would (theoretically) put the system into a saner > state than it was in before. >
It will defeat current installer. Installer specifically runs with --nodeps - e.g. it alows you to skip Nautilus that is near to impossible otherwise. > This ability to repair broken installs (particularly user-created > breaks) would certainly be beneficial for both newbies who may delete > something without understanding and experienced users who force an > occasional package only to have it bite them in the rear. > Experience users know how to correct it. And if newbie ever runs --nodeps he does it usually on advice of so called "experts". Normal nebies do not even know rpm flags. But what would be _really_ useful is the ability to recreate installation profiles (already discussed w.r.t. to sungle CD installation). But tat is not part of urpmi task. -andrej
