On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Scott Moser <[email protected]> wrote:
> deciding to install a package should not *break* other packages.
> thats the problem we have.
>
> the images are built to be generic.  they don't have specific target
> when their built.  and this is the only point where they have to know
> that target at "package selection time".  Everything else just works.
>
> The bug is easily recreated on a system that should not use flash-kernel:
>  $ apt-get install flash-kernel
>  $ upate-initramfs
>  FAIL
>
> thats a bug.  installing 1 package should not break another.

Right, I'd agree that the hook shouldn't error out if a package
outside the dependency chain is not installed. Though big flashing
warnings that you're possibly about to make your system unbootable
would seem be appropriate.

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