Control: retitle -1 dpkg: --pending should enqueue packages in hold state Control: severity -1 normal
Hi! On Fri, 2019-04-05 at 19:29:28 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.19.6 > Severity: wishlist > When a package is on hold, its triggers are not processed > automatically, and this is regarded as a feature[*]. It > should be documented that triggers need to be processed > manually. > > [*] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901040 Actually, this looks like a bug to me. A package being held does not prevent trigger processing or much at all from the dpkg side (mostly automatic removal or automatic configuration of unrelated packages via --force-configure-any), this is mostly a state relevant for front-ends. The problem is that the --pending option does not enqueue held packages, while a manual --configure <held-pkg> would work. I'm going to fix this in 1.20.x. Thanks, Guillem
