reassign 110845 kernel-package
thanks
On Sat, 1 Sep 2001, Zygo Blaxell wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 08:33:22PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> > reassign 110845 apt
> > thanks
> [...]
> > >>"Zygo" == Zygo Blaxell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Zygo> The problem with this message (and the prompt that follows) is that
> > Zygo> apt actually creates the offending directory when it installs the
> > cipe
> > Zygo> package.
> >
> > Hmm. This is strange. Now, the modules depend on the kernel
> > image, so we are assured that they shall be configured in dependency
> > order -- hence kernel-package shall be configured before the modules
> > are. Now, had they been unpacked in dependency order as well, the
> > preinst would have worked fine. I think this should be sent over to
> > the apt folks.
No, th is is not a bug in apt. Read Debian Policy, section 7.2, 2nd
paragraph, 2nd sentence.
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It does not prevent a package being on the system in an unconfigured state
while its dependencies are unsatisfied, and it is possible to replace a
package whose dependencies are satisfied and which is properly installed
with a different version whose dependencies are not and cannot be
satisfied; when this is done the depending package will be left
unconfigured (since attempts to configure it will give errors) and will
not function properly.
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This says that packages that depend on each other can be unpacked in any
order. You should not depend on the unpack order of packages that
interdepend.
