On Sat, 2013-07-27 at 08:48:18 +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > * Always reset want status when installing a package; so this now resets > > holds among others. Closes: #162541 >
> I think this deserves a BIG FAT WARNING in the NEWS file > because now I have to re-hold a number of packages every > time after upgrades :( Hmm, I've always considered that a bug, so I'd like to know how you are using dpkg that makes you consider the old behavior a feature. :) I guess you use dpkg + dselect? Because AFAIC all other frontends reset holds on installation. In any case if people want the old behavior I could add something lile add a --keep-holds option which could be used on the command-line for one-shot operations or on the config file for a permanent setting. Thanks, Guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
