Re: dpkg NMU for slink
Cool:
> To: Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.north.de>
> cc: Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.infodrom.north.de>,
Once would be enough... :-)
Craig Sanders wrote:
> > This exactly is the reason for turning it off as default. It is a
> > runtime option, just add --force-overwrite by hand. There are still
> > too many package overleaps and the only way to find and fix them is to
> > turn this option off again and let people install packages.
>
> yes, i'm aware of the command line argument --force-overwrite. i use it a
> lot. usually just after dselect has bombed out with an error message
> about being unable to upgrade some package because of package overlaps.
>
> please tell me how to get dselect and/or apt to run dpkg with that
> argument. i don't know of any way. in fact, as far as i am aware there
> is no way to do that. that's what i'm asking for.
I'm sorry, but I don't know.
> if apt and/or dselect made use of a $DPKG_OPTIONS variable, then the
> problem would be solved. many other programs (e.g. $LESS for less) use
> this method to allow the sysadmin to override the compiled-in default
> options.
If dpkg would understand that variable (does it understand?) then you
can easily set it *before* you call dselect or apt.
Unfortunately I feel that dpkg doesn't understand it. Please check
the archives of debian-dpkg and submit an appropriate patch. I think
this is the easiest and fastest way to get it done.
Regards,
Joey
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