Bug#275379: apt-get: please support "satisfy"

On Sat, 24 Dec 2016 02:44:59 +0100 Johannes Schauer wrote: > theoretically, one should be able to set the apt configuration value > APT::Build-Essential to something other than build-essential or the empty > list. > Unfortunately, due to a bug in apt this is currently not possible DonKult is >

Bug#275379: apt-get: please support "satisfy"

Hi pabs, Quoting Paul Wise (2016-12-24 02:39:35) > On Thu, 2016-12-22 at 15:01 +0100, Johannes Schauer wrote: > > this has the disadvantage of always pulling in the build-essential package. > For systems with build-essential already installed, that method would be > simpler and better IMO.

Bug#275379: apt-get: please support "satisfy"

On Thu, 2016-12-22 at 15:01 +0100, Johannes Schauer wrote: > this has the disadvantage of always pulling in the build-essential > package. For systems with build-essential already installed, that method would be simpler and better IMO. > This has the disadvantage that it installs a meta-package

Bug#275379: apt-get: please support "satisfy"

Hi, On Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:01:44 +0100 Johannes Schauer wrote: > On Mon, 17 Oct 2016 07:20:43 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > > * Use python-apt to do the resolution and emit `apt install pkg=1.2.3` > > commands? > > I don't see a way to achieve this with

Bug#275379: apt-get: please support "satisfy"

Hi, On Mon, 17 Oct 2016 07:20:43 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > I too would like to see a satisfy subcommand that could be run like this: > > apt satisfy 'python3, pyflakes3 | pyflakes (>= 0.7.3), pyflakes3 | pyflakes > (<< 1.1.0-1)' > > The reason I want this is so that I can make

Bug#275379: apt-get: please support "satisfy"

Package: apt Followup-For: Bug #275379 Control: affects -1 + check-all-the-things I too would like to see a satisfy subcommand that could be run like this: apt satisfy 'python3, pyflakes3 | pyflakes (>= 0.7.3), pyflakes3 | pyflakes (<< 1.1.0-1)' The reason I want this is so that I can make