[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) writes:
Guy Maor writes:
See the Programmer's Manual, section 8.2.
I don't have anything identifying itself as the Programmer's Manual. Where
is it found?
Look on the Web site, under Documentation. For a direct URL, try
On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Joe Emenaker wrote:
But as it is currently, maintaining a Debian system by using
deselect is a real pain ...
Actually, it's really nice for me. It automatically notes new packages that
have been updated and lets me download and install them with less than 10
or so
Johannes Plass:
and xdvi (why actually does xdvi depend on ghostscript ?)
Xdvi can show Postscript graphics included in a TeX document. It
needs ghostscript to do so. Recommends: ghostscript might
be too strong for xdvi; Suggests: ghostscript would be much
better, since xdvi works well
From: Johannes Plass [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Annoying package dependence concept
Joe Emenaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes it does. You can hit Q to force dselect to accept things as you
have chosen.
Pressing Q causes dselect to momentarily forget about dependency
conflicts
From: Johannes Plass [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian's realization of package dependencies is, in my opinion,
too tight.
Two (out of many possible) examples may illustrate my point:
[ snip ]
The basic problem is that deselect doesn't allow to override
any dependencies specified by package
Joe Emenaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
dpkg *does* seem to sometimes
enforce some package dependencies, but that has only happened to me once.
That's because dselect treats recommendations as dependencies, but
dpkg only treats them as suggestions. See Programmer's Manul 8.2.
Guy
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From: Johannes Plass [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian's realization of package dependencies is, in my opinion,
too tight.
Two (out of many possible) examples may illustrate my point:
[ snip ]
The basic problem is that deselect doesn't allow to override
any dependencies specified by package
I agree wholeheartedly! I am a beta-tester for XFree86 and update
by distribution about twice a week with new alpha releases.
Every time I run make Everythingl make install, I overwrite debian
libraries and binaries. I am going to have to d/load XFree86 3.2 in
debian form, even though I have 70+
Actually, it's really nice for me. It automatically notes new packages that
have been updated and lets me download and install them with less than 10
or so keypresses whether there are 2 upgraded packages or 200.
Sorry, I've been away for a while.
Dselect is nice, but I really think the
Joe Emenaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes it does. You can hit Q to force dselect to accept things as you
have chosen.
Pressing Q causes dselect to momentarily forget about dependency
conflicts.
When installing the packages the user will certainly get lots of error
messages
related to
Guy Maor writes:
That's because dselect treats recommendations as dependencies,...
Why?
John Hasler
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) writes:
Guy Maor writes:
That's because dselect treats recommendations as dependencies,...
Why?
See the Programmer's Manual, section 8.2.
Guy
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Guy Maor writes:
That's because dselect treats recommendations as dependencies,...
I wrote:
Why?
Guy Maor writes:
See the Programmer's Manual, section 8.2.
I don't have anything identifying itself as the Programmer's Manual. Where
is it found?
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler)
J.H.M.Dassen wrote:
If you don't like 'dselect', you can always use 'dpkg' (the lower-level
utility); 'dpkg' allows you to override dependencies.
(In fact, I've used dpkg since before dselect, and only learned to use
dselect lately (a SLiRP connection now allows me to keep stuff up to date;
Hi Johannes
You wrote:
Debian's realization of package dependencies is, in my opinion,
too tight.
Two (out of many possible) examples may illustrate my point:
- A user doesn't want to install Debian's ghostscript since
he is a ghostscript beta tester and has a newer version
[Johannes complained about dselect not allowing you to override
dependencies]
But as it is currently, maintaining a Debian system by using
deselect is a real pain ...
'dselect' is aimed at normal users, and what you see as restrictions
in at, can also be seen as preventive measures.
If you
David Puryear writes:
Xdvi dose not depend on ghostscript but recommend it.
It *says* it recommends it. It behaves as though it requires it. I
perceive no functional difference between recommends and requires.
Here is where libpaper is:
On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Johannes Plass wrote:
The basic problem is that deselect doesn't allow to override
any dependencies specified by package maintainers. This, however,
is necessary since package dependencies
- may already be satisfied by local software deselect doesn't
know about.
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