Package: apt Version: 0.7.14+b1 I recently installed the latest msttcorefonts, which is now a dummy package for the new name ttf-msttcorefonts-installer. I had previously installed msttcorefonts manually.
Since msttcorefonts is now a dummy package, I removed it from my system. But because ttf-msttcorefonts-installer was installed as a dependency of msttcorefonts, apt now suggests it for autoremoval. I think this behavior is highly misleading. A potential solution would involve a package control field indicating the status of msttcorefonts as a dummy package for ttf-msttcorefonts-installer. That way, the "manually installed" state, true or false, could propagate to the new package. Obviously, this will happen consistently in the very common case of all dummy packages being used in Debian. Thoughts? -- Joshua Kwan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
