On 21 May 1998, Adam P. Harris wrote: > > Also, in future, please save a copy of your /var/lib/dpkg/status file > > before doing an upgrade - if something goes wrong in APT I can duplicate > > it here with the information in that file. > > This is a very good point. Brandon, or whoever's running this list, > we should compile a recipe for testing apt for bo-> hamm upgrades, and > this would be a good early step.
Just as an aside, I have a collection of >20 status files that I use to test APT's sequencer, everything from rexx to pre-frozen hamm. There are enough internal checks that the algorithm is self testing as far as dependencies go - what it did for brandon is exactly what I expected it to do given those conditions. On reflection I think I may investigate changing things so that this condition results in an error if an essential package is involved, however that may make perl uninstallable... Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
