Michael Lake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 'apt-get remove subversion' would also remove cvs2snv, trac, websvn. I > want them to stay. I found if I use "apt-get --ignore-deps=trac > --ignore-deps=cvs2snv --ignore-deps=websvn remove subversion" it > would keep the other packages. But then how will those other packages > know that I have subversion?
I have a feeling that's not going to work very well. I think the next time apt-get install/update runs, it's going to complain and will want you to reinstall subversion. > Can I somehow put on some dummy subversion package that fulfils the > role that the subverion package did in satifying dependencies of the > things that reply on subversion? What do Deb heads do in this > situation. use equivs to play games with package dependencies, never used it before so I can't help with using it. > What I'll prob use is the tigres source compiled one rather than the Debian > package. can you apt-get source subversion, edit debian/rules to change the ./configure line to suit, dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc, install the newly created package, then echo subversion hold | dpkg --set-selections? That's what i tend to do. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
