On 2016-10-19 07:35:58 +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote: > On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 02:38:54AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > (which can partially block upgrades due to the broken > > Recommends). > > Don't buy that. How do unavailable Recommends: block upgrades?
I don't remember exactly, but unsatisfied Recommends as an effect on the resolver cost in aptitude: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/ch02s05s05.en.html Moreover, even if the user has the choice, he may prefer not to upgrade when a Recommends would be broken, because it could make software not work properly (here, there was no immediate indication that the recommended package was missing on purpose). -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
