I couldn't find any work referencing this in the current apt sources, so I hacked in this two-liner myself. Seems to work fine. Anything that's pulled in by build-dep is set to autoinstall.
-- Aaron Haviland 34 Wayne Ave, Dudley, MA home: [508] 943 - 7974
--- apt-0.7.9/cmdline/apt-get.cc~ 2008-04-08 08:04:26.000000000 -0400
+++ apt-0.7.9/cmdline/apt-get.cc 2008-07-13 19:24:33.000000000 -0400
@@ -2539,6 +2539,8 @@
{
// We successfully installed something; skip remaining
alternatives
skipAlternatives = hasAlternatives;
+ // And set it to automatic install
+ Cache->MarkAuto(Pkg,true);
continue;
}
else if (hasAlternatives)
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