Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (295 mails)

[Patrick Shanahan <ptilopteri@xxxxxxxxx>]

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* Gabriel <gabriel.sgt@xxxxxxxxx> [12-05-07 20:26]:
> El mié, 05-12-2007 a las 18:03 -0500, Patrick Shanahan escribió:
> > You should use the "force", Luke:
> >
> > rpm -q --whatrequires <subject-package>
> >
> > a little investigation would be called for before calling the BugZilla.
>
> You are suggesting a manual verification, this is not the real solution.

no argument, but not the original question:

<quote>
If several programs have been
selected for install there is no way to tell if program "Z" is needed or
not. Is there any way this can be fixed? Should I open a enhancement
request?
</quote>

> Yast should uncheck the dependencies selected by itself when the user
> decide not to intall the program that requires them.

agreed

> All changes made automatically should be undone automatically if it is
> required.

I can see where this might not be possible if, as was indicated, the
install was *started* and then aborted.  *Then*, the rpm .... check
becomes necessary.  Pointy-Clickey is not the *only* way.

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