Re: Bug#27215: suggested extension for equivs
On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Francesco Potorti` wrote:
> Package: equivs
> Version: 1.0.5-3
> Severity: wishlist
>
> I see that equivs can make the system think that a package is installed, in
> order to satisfy other packages' dependencies. I'd need te opposite: make
> the system think a package is required. The reason is that I have Star
> Office 40 installed, which needs the libc5 xpm library. From time to time,
> I remove that library as it is not required by any package, only to
> discover later that staroffice does not work any more. I'd love to have it
> depend on a fake package.
>
I'm sorry to say so, but since i have no need for equivs myself and given
the fact that the new apt can't be fooled by it i have no interest in
further developing this package. Actually it was a bad hack anyway. But if
anybody is interested in taking over it's maintenance to further enhance it
just drop me a note.
Thanks, P. *8^)
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