Jan Engelhardt composed on 2014-11-20 09:38 (UTC+0100):

On Thursday 2014-11-20 07:42, Felix Miata wrote:

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13.1 zypp.conf: solver.onlyRequires = true zypper.conf: installRecommends = no

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# zypper -v in chromium 2 packages will be installed package chromium will be installed "recommended" package chromium-ffmpeg will be installed (cancel) # zypper al chromium-ffmpeg # zypper -v in chromium nothing provides chromium-dev needed by chromium-dev-ffmpeg (cancel)

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Why when "recommended" package installation is refused does chromium require a -dev package or risk breaking yet another (unwanted) package?

You can use zypper's --debug-solver function, generating a testcase to be uploaded to Bugzilla.

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855827 seems to overlap this enough that I don't know whether to just wait a few days and try again, comment in that bug, or file a new bug with solver testcase attached. WRT the solver testcase, I created one with zypper -v in --debug-solver --no-recommends chromium the process of which only created the testcase and did not install anything. Is that normal? Should I have made a choice and proceded with a broken package installation first, and only after generated a testcase? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org