On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 12:11:01PM -0500, Bruce Walzer wrote: > This thread prompted me to play with the apt stuff a bit. Would the > following be useful?
[snipped] > The stuff in the Dependencies section could be attacked with sed/cut or the > like and fed directly to a "dpkg --purge" for a _real_ ugly hack. It would > be very important not to go "dpkg --purge --force-depends". I thought about that, and yes it could be done. But I was hoping that it would one day be implemented "properly" inside dpkg or apt. Just a feature for the wishlist, I guess... -- Scott Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Consultant http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott Looking for a husband? Know anyone looking for a husband? Well, I'm looking for a wife. See http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott/wife.shtml Want a good deal on a personal computer in Calgary, Alberta, Canada? Visit http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott/computers.shtml [ Unsolicited commercial and junk e-mail will be proof-read for US$100 ] "The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson