Debian Bug report logs - #578020
apt-get: --fix-policy not documented

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: apt-get: --fix-policy not documented

Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:35:05 +0200

Package: apt
Version: 0.7.25.3
Severity: wishlist

Hello!

I had installed packages with ``apt-get --no-install-recommends'', now
wanted to additionally install the packages' ``Recommends:'', and
wondered how to do that in an automated fashion.  The apt-get (and
related) documentation has not been helpful, neither has the APT IRC
channel (with its one guy in it) ;-), and I finally had Guillem Jover
answer my question privately: --fix-policy, as mentioned in
<http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2007/08/msg00000.html>.
That's worth documenting in the manpage, I'd say.


Regards,
 Thomas

Message #10 received at 578020@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies+debian@gmail.com>

To: Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>, 578020 <578020@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#578020: apt-get: --fix-policy not documented

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:26:54 +0200

Hi Thomas Schwinge!

First of all: Thanks for your report! :)

2010/4/16 Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>:
> I had installed packages with ``apt-get --no-install-recommends'', now
> wanted to additionally install the packages' ``Recommends:'', and
> wondered how to do that in an automated fashion.
Note that the "automatic fashion" currently installs the recommends
for ALL packages. We have no way to express "fix the policy only for
package A". (Should be changed, but looks non-trivial at first glance
but i will give it a try later)

> neither has the APT IRC channel
The channel is pretty lowtraffic - as well the list or even bugreport
responses - simply by the fact that the active member count of
the APT team is… lets say: … low.

> answer my question privately: --fix-policy, as mentioned in
> <http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2007/08/msg00000.html>.
> That's worth documenting in the manpage, I'd say.
I'd say so, too. :)
Do you have any suggestions for wording?


Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

David "DonKult" Kalnischkies

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