On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 12:04:54 -0400 PICCORO McKAY Lenz <mckaygerhard@gmai l.com> wrote: > Package: live-build > Version: 1:20171207 > Severity: grave > > we need a mechanish to avoid bad or abuse of recommends in apt, this > problem avoit the automatization of the process > > if we list the package subversion-tools, that recomends exim4 over any > other, take preference to a specific package > > root@pc-desk-w32:/vnx/osposos/debianlive8# aptitude why exim4 > i subversion-tools Recomienda exim4 | mail-transport-agent > > so then process end with this: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > courier-mta : Conflicts: mail-transport-agent > exim4-config : Conflicts: courier-mta but 0.76.3-5 is to be installed > exim4-daemon-light : Conflicts: mail-transport-agent > > and lb build fails, with a only solution to make interactive shell and > avoiting automatization of the process > > we need the mechanish due we cannot track all packages that abuse or > are bad mantained due policy violations! > > Lenz McKAY Gerardo (PICCORO) > http://qgqlochekone.blogspot.com
There's already an option, call lb config with "--apt-recommends false" and recommends will not be installed. -- Kind regards, Luca Boccassi
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