Hello everyone, I'm working on pkg_install during GSoC to help improve it,
and there's one thing I've come across that I'm uncertain is the best
behaviour, and it's best shown with an example:
Installed packages:
firefox-3.0_2,1
zip-2.32
With these packages installed firefox3 has a dependency on zip-2.32 so:
duckjen# pkg_delete zip-2.32
pkg_delete: package 'zip-2.32' is required by these other packages
and may not be deinstalled:
firefox-3.0_2,1
this is OK, but i can pkg_delete -f and it will delete it. And running
duckjen# pkg_delete -f zip-2.32
pkg_delete: package 'zip-2.32' is required by these other packages
and may not be deinstalled (but I'll delete it anyway):
firefox-3.0_2,1
duckjen# pkg_add -r zip
After adding zip again it will not have +REQUIRED_BY with the firefox3
entry, but firefox3 will still have the dependency on zip. Thus leaving it
unconsistent.
This can be checked with:
pkg_info -r firefox-3.0_2,1
pkg_info -R zip-2.32
So my question is, shouldn't "pkg_add -r zip" check installed packages for
dependencies and make a correct +REQUIRED_BY file for zip? I know that
portupgrade and portmaster does this.
Anders Nore
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