Bug#1388: dselect should restore state when backing out of dependency resolution
Package: dpkg
Version: 0.93.75
On Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:52:10 -0400 (EDT), dhs@firefly.com (David H. Silber) said:
> I suggest that each issue be registered as a seperate bug with debian-bugs.
I wrote:
> I used dselect (dpkg 0.93.75) for the first time this weekend. It
> seems very powerful. Although I feel much more comfortable with it
> after having spent a few hours with it, there were some rude shocks
> in learning how to use it:
> 4. I did not expect the packages that are automatically selected for
> me upon entering the dependency resolution screen to stay selected
> when I deselected the package that brought me into the dependency
> resolution screen. Here's the situation: I selected a package and
> was immediately switched to the dependency resolution screen for
> that package. The required packages were selected for me. After
> seeing all the dependency problems, I changed my mind, deselected
> the package I had intended to install and backed out by pressing
> "q". Upon installing, I was surprised to see the packages required
> by the package I deselected being installed. I think a better
> behavior would be for dselect to return packages to their previous
> (selected/deselected) state when backing out of the dependency
> screen.
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