Bug#548661: dpkg: Override package dependencies

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> At least "apt-get -d --force-depends install foo" should download
> stuff so one can "dpkg -i --force-depends foo.deb".  Sucks if you have
> to use --print-uris and wget.

Actually, the download part is the least painful part.  The problem is
that subsequent uses of aptitutde will burp because the package is
deemed "BROKEN".  When I've had to use such haks in the past I often
ended up letting aptitude remove the "broken" package, and then re-add
it manually afterwards.  But if you update weekly, like I do, it quickly
gets very tedious, especially when you start having more than one such
special case and when it occasionally needs extra packages.


        Stefan