Package: apt Version: 1.8.2.1 Severity: normal The behavior of "apt build-dep --download FOO" confusingly proceeds to install the build-deps of FOO. Seems like I wanted --download-only instead. The apt man page doesn't appear to even document the existence of "apt build-dep", or the --download flag. From a short dialog on IRC: 11:40 < vagrantc> TIL apt build-dep --download FOO ... installs the packages rather than just downloading them 11:42 < tumbleweed> sounds like a bug? 11:44 < _jwilk> Weird. --download-only does the right thing. 11:46 < tumbleweed> and that is what's in the manpage 11:47 < tumbleweed> is --download the inverse of --no-download then? 11:48 < vagrantc> i think i got the same with -d 11:48 < tumbleweed> nope , -d seems to do the right thing 11:49 < vagrantc> yes, i suppose it sounds like a bug 11:49 < vagrantc> e.g. it shouldn't work with unsupported options ... 11:49 < tumbleweed> I could imagine that that option has an effect when the config file sets the equivalent of --no-download 11:49 < tumbleweed> but I'm guessing 11:53 < vagrantc> right ... 11:54 < _jwilk> Not every --no-foo has a --foo counterpart. For example, there's --no-act, but --act is not a thing. So at the minimum the existence of --download should be documented, IMHO. So I'm guessing the --download option needs to be documented, at least... Thanks for maintaining apt! live well, vagrant
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