clone 291695 -1
reassign -1 libdebian-installer
severity -1 wishlist
retitle -1 libdebian-installer - dependency resolver should support groups
severity 291695 normal
retitle 291695 cdebootstrap - should bail out on non-resolvable dependencies
thanks

On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 03:25:40PM +0100, Roland Lezuo wrote:
> cdebootstrap was used to install a modified linux version, and so some
> packages where added to the packages file. One of the packages (debconf) 
> contained
> a "Depends: debconf-i18n | debconf-english" where deboncf-i18n was not
> part of the distribution. cdebootstrap gave a "W:resolver: debconf-i18n 
> package
> doesn't exist" and did not install debconf at all, nor did it install
> any packages depending on debconf. There was no further notice that this
> packages would not be installed...

This is intentional but currently not properly documented. cdebootstrap
uses the d-i dependency resolver which does not support dependency
groups.

Bastian

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