Arnoud Engelfriet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MJ Ray wrote: > > I just checked and apt-get displays what it is going to install and > > asks ``Do you want to continue? [Y/n]'' unless the user has explicitly > > configured their system not to do so. How is that significantly different > > to 'coke' at the pub being a transition package that asks whether you > > want to continue with Pepsi? > > I wasn't aware of that, from what I had understood dependencies > install automatically (sorry about that). This is a very big step > in the right direction. Is there any way to make apt-get say > "Iceweasel is a replacement for Firefox that will be installed > instead of Firefox if you say yes below"?
I'm not sure, because I don't remember doing a package name change. I think it may say something like that if iceweasel provides+conflicts+replaces firefox in its package control settings, as in http://www.nl.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s7.5.2 but I think that would require ftpmaster assistance (because it makes firefox a virtual package as I understand it and the previous firefox*deb files may need to be deleted), it may make other tools say even more inaccurate things about the firefox-iceweasel relationship and I don't know whether it would give a smooth upgrade like the near-empty transition package. I think it might. I found this in apt-0.6.46.2/cmdline/apt-get.cc /* This is a pure virtual package and there is a single available provides */ if (Cache[Pkg].CandidateVer == 0 && Pkg->ProvidesList != 0 && Pkg.ProvidesList()->NextProvides == 0) { pkgCache::PkgIterator Tmp = Pkg.ProvidesList().OwnerPkg(); ioprintf(c1out,_("Note, selecting %s instead of %s\n"), Tmp.Name(),Pkg.Name()); Pkg = Tmp; } In other words, I think it could say: Note, selecting iceweasel instead of firefox [...other stuff about packages...] Do you want to continue? [Y/n] So what's the reason not to do this? -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Please follow http://www.uk.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
