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Re: dep-trace v. tsort (dpkg, source, bsd, reason)



> So I fail to see your point really.

Whoa there, tiger..

How did I end up on this thread? Is there a problem with one of the mp packages I maintain? (NB: for some value of maintain that consists mostly of putting my email on some packages on account of having authored them, then promptly forgetting about them).

I missed whatever preceded your reply, so i'm at a bit of a loss to make sense of this, especially how it'd involve Debian, or anything in the subject for that matter..  I don't remember my stuff having any serious dependencies, but this is macports of course, they quite possibly picked up x11, gtk, and 2 different versions of python with no effort on my part..  I kid! (mostly..)

Anyhow, if you need me to fix one of my packages please bring me up to speed and i will do so, or will at least kick it to someone who cares a bit more than I am likely to at the moment.

(also occurs to me this is flat out missent, in which case just remove me please, thanks..)


Cheers,

-- 
Chris



On Tue, 06 Mar 2012, John D. Hendrickson and Sara Darnell wrote:
> Debian [easily] installs 850 pkgs at a time: each having
> dependencies.  Dependencies are resolved to to build the list: BUT
> the order to install / configure is un-ordered.

There is an order for the configuration since we ensure that dependencies
are satisfied during the postinst configure (except loops). If it fails
despite this, then it's a bug in the dependencies (or something entirely
unrelated).



Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer

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