[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andy Mortimer) wrote on 08.06.97 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Jun 8, Kai Henningsen wrote > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) wrote on 03.06.97 in > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: [dselect fails to install main > > > packages depending on ones in non-free or contrib] > > > > Well, this is one thing that dpkg-mountable seems to get right. Maybe > > other installation methods could be fixed to do the same? > > > > In short, dpkg-mountable does not scan through the archive and unpack > > every package it finds that is wanted, it first tries to locate the > > packages and then unpacks them in order. > ^^^^^^^^ > Alphabetical order right now, actually. ;) Well, the important thing is (and I _was_ not particularly clear on that) that it doesn't install by section (main, contrib, non-free, ...) but in one pass. MfG Kai -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
