Re: Bug#275621: libc6-i686: deborphan flags it as an orphan (resulting in unintended removal)
reassign 275621 deborphan
thanks
At Sat, 9 Oct 2004 08:28:46 -0700,
Jeff Bailey wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 09, 2004 at 03:26:08AM -0400, Brad Sawatzky wrote:
> > Package: libc6-i686
> > Version: 2.3.2.ds1-17
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > 'deborphan' understandably, but incorrectly, identifies the libc6-i686
> > package as an orphan. This results in the orphan-cleanup features of
> > several packages removing libc6-i686 at the first opportunity.
> >
> > Perhaps test for the existence of deborphan and call
> > deborphan -A libc6-i686
> > during install, and
> > deborphan -R libc6-i686
> > at removal?
>
> This wishlist bug will likely never get done - The problem is that it
> would be inconsistant if someone installed deborphan after installing
> libc6-i686.
Seconded.
Note that there're other optimized package - libc6-sparcv9,
libc6-sparcv9b.
> Or something like that (/usr/share might be better) to inform it that it
> might not be able to tell that this package is in use and is important.
>
> This would fix any package that gets dlopen'd too.
Good point - deborphan can't also handle such packages without using -A.
> Leaving this bug open for now, though. Feel free to reassign it to
> deborphan. =)
I reassign it to deborphan just now. Deborphan package maintainer,
Peter, how about this wishlist bug report?
Regards,
-- gotom
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