[Touch-packages] [Bug 1904195] Re: apt cancels holds on uninstalled packages

2020-11-13 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Yes, but that's really something for dpkg upstream to look at, and not something we should patch out downstream. ** No longer affects: apt (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug n

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1904195] Re: apt cancels holds on uninstalled packages

2020-11-13 Thread Harald van Dijk
You're right btw that it's a dpkg bug, but it's a bit more subtle. The cleanup that dpkg performs after installation is meant to preserve the hold state for non-installed packages. This is handled by the pkg_is_informative function, which classifies everything with "pkg->want != PKG_WANT_UNKNOWN" a

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1904195] Re: apt cancels holds on uninstalled packages

2020-11-13 Thread Harald van Dijk
Whether it's a bug in apt or in something used by apt doesn't really make a difference from an end user perspective. Can this bug be reopened as a dpkg bug, then, or should I report that as a new bug? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages,

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1904195] Re: apt cancels holds on uninstalled packages

2020-11-13 Thread Julian Andres Klode
This is not a bug in apt. dpkg cleans up its database and removes hold states for non-installed packages following an operation. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subs