Re: Bug#78206: apt-get should warn to run dpkg --configure --pending after exit with failure.

To: "Karl M. Hegbloom" <karlheg@bittersweet.inetarena.com>, 78206-done@bugs.debian.org
Cc: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#78206: apt-get should warn to run dpkg --configure --pending after exit with failure.
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 00:25:46 -0700 (MST)
Message-id: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1001128002437.2612D-100000@wakko.deltatee.com>
In-reply-to: <877l5ovbtf.fsf@bittersweet.intra>

On 27 Nov 2000, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:

>   Every time apt-get exits like that, if I run `dpkg --configure
>   --pending', there are packages to configure.  I think a warning
>   ought to be printed at the very least.  Ideas?

No. Fix the problem and run APT again. Anything else obscures the real
problem.

Jason

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- Bug#78206: apt-get should warn to run dpkg --configure --pending after exit with failure.
  - From: karlheg@bittersweet.inetarena.com (Karl M. Hegbloom)

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