[Mageia-dev] bug 2317 revisited: --update option should behave like --search-media

Fri Jun 22 13:46:17 CEST 2012

22.06.2012 13:53, AL13N kirjutas
+> I do agree with you here, except that i'm trying to prevent this from
+> happening, because it's not something that can be easily fixed.
+>
+> 1. package A is backported into X
+> 1b. package A-foo is backported into X-foo (subpackage)
+> 2. package B is updated into Y at a later date
+> 3. package update Y has a new dependency A-foo
+> 4. person has X installed; but didn't install X-foo.
+> 5. person updates B into Y
+>
+> result is that Y pulls in as new dependency A-foo
+>
+> but X conflicts with A-foo
+>
+> so the update does not happen, and you get an ugly error.
+Yes, that's what happens when you use backports. But this case can be solved. Person having
+this problem will install X-foo from backports and case is probably closed (yes! this is
+what you have to do if you are using backports). If not then s/he is still on his/her own as
+we are dealing with backports. It's not something you can make bulletproof (and we really
+shouldn't waste too much time on it).
+
+--
+Sander
+
+