Han Boetes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Adam Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 18:50, Steve Fox wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 11:24, Han Boetes wrote:
> > > > Feature request: when you install a package you often need other
> > > > packages to be installed as well. Could you make a list of those
> > > > dependant extra installed packages? So if peope uninstall the
> > > > first package you can also deinstall the packages it depended on.
> > > > Of course only if no other packages depend on them.
> > >
> > > urpme already does this
> >
> > No, it doesn't. What Han is asking for is this. Say you installed foo
> > and urpmi pulled in libbar and libmoo as things foo depended on. If
> > you then urpme foo, libbar and libmoo don't get uninstalled. If,
> > however, you urpme'd libbar, foo *would* be uninstalled. That is,
> > urpme uninstalls things that depend on the package you call to be
> > urpme'd, but not things the package you call to be urpme'd depends
> > upon. Clear? Probably not. Remind me not to become a teacher. :)
> 
> I couldn't have said it better :-)

grrr :-)

Fran�ois.

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