On 2024-11-08 00:50:14 +0100, Axel Beckert wrote: > What happened in your is that it appeared together with something > which is as far as I can see not a bug but a design decision: > > > Packages Preview > > aptitude 0.8.13 @ cventin Disk: -172 MB > > --\ Packages being removed because they are no longer used (3) > > ipA linux-headers-6. -4012 kB 6.10.9-1 6.10.9-1 > > ipA linux-headers-6. -61.4 MB 6.10.9-1 6.10.9-1 > > ipA linux-kbuild-6.1 -2271 kB 6.10.9-1 6.10.9-1 > > > > In particular, the "Disk:" value has changed. And still no other > > packages are marked as to be removed, which is contradictory > > with the change of the "Disk:" value. > > Please note: The grouping and limiting of a view in aptitude is never > automatically updated, as this would cost a lot of time after every > package action change. You might have noticed how much time building a > view can take if a system is under load or quite some sources are > listed in /etc/apt/sources.list*. > > Package action changes only update the status line on top and the > color and first column of the packages whose action changed (either by > explicitly selecting an action or by dependency resolution). > > It does not add packages to a view which is limited to a specific set > of packages nor does it update their grouping. (Changing the latter > would also make the UI unusuable.)
OK, but then, aptitude should at least warn if the preview is not up-to-date when the user hits 'g' to perform the pending operations. Alternatively, 'g' could have the effect to update the preview (like 'qg') if it is no longer up-to-date. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
