Re: dpkg -i first.dep second.dep: installs but does not configure one?
On 2014-04-03 14:09 +0200, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
> Le 03.04.2014 11:46, Steffen Dettmer a écrit :
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have two packages, first and second. Package second depend on
>> package first. I have to use dpkg (I don't use apt, because there is
>> no package server / no online link etc).
>>
>> When I run
>>
>> $ dpkg -i first.dep second.dep
>>
>> I get the error:
>>
>> dpkg: regarding .../nd-second_5.0.02_i386.deb containing nd-second,
>> pre-dependency problem:
>> nd-second pre-depends on nd-first
>> nd-first is unpacked, but has never been configured.
>>
>> After that I am suprised by:
>>
>> root@NOMAD-BLN-R3200Xstd:/# dpkg -l nd-portal nd-persist
>> ii nd-first 5.0.02 i386 first package
>> in nd-second <none> i386 (no
>> description available)
>>
>> When I now repeat "dpkg -i first.dep second.dep"; it works.
>>
>> It also works when I run:
>>
>> $ dpkg -i first.dep && dpkg -i second.dep
>>
>> According to "man dpkg", configuring is step 6 of installation and it
>> should make no difference whether installing two packages at once or
>> not.
>
> I think that the problem is that the configuration is done for both
> packages "in the same time" ( yes, I know that it is not really the
> situation, what I mean is that I suppose that they refer to the
> system's state *before* the starting of 6th step ).
Not really, dpkg is smart enough to figure out the order in which
packages need to be configured. Rather the problem is that both
packages are _unpacked_ before the first one is configured, and this is
where the pre-dependency is not fulfilled.
> Other that that, why are you using pre-depends and not depends? That
> would fix the problem.
Indeed.
Cheers,
Sven
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