On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, J.A. Bezemer wrote: > > Each argument is evaluated in turn and processed as completely as possible > > before moving on to the next. > > Then I suggest that this be changed, since it isn't quite intuitive.
Yes, I think you are probably right.. > How about if xfonts-75dpi and -100dpi both Provide: x-bitmap-font (and don't > conflict); and xf86setup Depends: x-bitmap-font. Will "apt-get install > xf86setup xfonts-75dpi" then also install -100dpi in random cases when the > Packages(.gz) is ordered differently? No, it will if the dependency or group is re-ordered though. > And note that AFAIK Provides: is meant to behave identically to a summed-up > list of |'d packages. Provides are handled a bit differently internally so they don't get this effect quite as much > But probably only after deciding to install B at some intermediate point, > which decision than has to be reversed. Maybe up to the point that it'll list > B under "will be REMOVED" while it isn't installed at all ;-) Yep, you got it - except for the last bit, can't remove something that isn't installed. Jason
