Bug#169814: marked as done (WISHLIST: apt could query/check for critical bugs before upgrade)
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From: B Thomas <balbirthomas@hotmail.com>
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Subject: WISHLIST: apt could query/check for critical bugs before upgrade
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Hi,
I wonder if it will be possible to have apt or dpkg query the bugs database and avoid upgrading packages (unless forced) with critical or grave bugs. At least a warning would be good. Checking ever upgradable package manually on bugs.debian.org can be too time consuming.
Alternatively (this is probably far fetched) I wonder if it is possible to maintain historical information of how dependency trees have changed over time so aptor dpkg can move a distribution both forward and backward in time. I say far fetched because I don't know why this is not implemented in any package management system I am aware of.
sincerely
B Thomas
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:34:42 -0500
From: Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: WISHLIST: apt could query/check for critical bugs before upgrade
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This is beyond the scope of apt, but look at http://bugs.debian.org/169361
for something like what you want.
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