Hi, On 2010-11-28 16:28, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > xserver-xorg has dependencies [...] > xserver-xorg-video-all | xorg-driver-video, > xserver-xorg-input-all | xorg-driver-input, > xserver-xorg-input-evdev, [...] > I have already chosen which input drivers I want (synaptics and evdev) > and which video drivers I want (nouveau). So the dependencies are > satisfied by the second alternative (xorg-driver-video / xorg-driver-input). > > Unfortunately "cupt full-upgrade" doesn't realize this until I say "no" > a few times. > > Questions: > > . cupt is happy about the lack of video drivers but not the input > drivers. Is that because of the extra ...-input-evdev dependency?
Maybe. Debug resolver log (-o debug::resolver=1) is needed to (dis)prove that. > . can I specify my preference on the command line instead of saying > "no, no, no"? e.g., > > cupt full-upgrade --without=xserver-xorg-input-all > > would be convenient. At least for this case, yes. 'cupt full-upgrade xserver-xorg-input-all-'. It's documented in cupt(1) in subsection 'management modifiers'. Patches how to make them more visible are welcome :) > . even better, would it make sense to allow such rich information > to be provided instead of "yes/no" in response to the suggested list > of packages? Umm, I didn't understand this one. Could you please explain by example? > I imagine it could be useful to clone this bug for whichever > suggestions make sense and then close it. Yes, agreed. -- Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF, JID: jackyf.devel(maildog)gmail.com C++/Perl developer, Debian Developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
