Debian bug report logs - #1642
dpkg recursive package listing doesn't do the right thing

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From: Ian Jackson <iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Bug#1642: dpkg recursive package listing doesn't do the right thing

Raul Miller writes:
> [I should explain this further.  My initial description was less than
> informative.]
> 
> Basically, the problem I'm describing occurs when packages are
> recommended that aren't available (or don't exist).

Ah.  What would you like dselect to do ?  Perhaps it should put a
little notice in the conflicts/dependencies info saying `package foo
is not available'.

Then you could hit X to abort the change you made to start with.

> There's a secondary problem that after selecting the last of the
> available packages the resulting display is somewhat irrelevant.

Huh ?  I'm confused.  There is a bug in 1.0.3 that prevents the last
line of the package listing from being displayed - could that have
something to do with it ?

> There may be a tertiary problem (I tend to keep getting into a
> recrusive package listing for ispell when I select unrelated packages
> -- and when I hit return I get bounced back to the main menu), but
> I've not specifically isolated what's going on here.

Hmm.  If you send me transcripts I'll interpret them for you :-).

Ian.

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From: Ian Jackson <iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Bug#1642: dpkg recursive package listing doesn't do the right thing

Raul Miller writes:
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.0.3
> 
> Say I select a package under dselect, first thing that happens is the
> help screen pops up.  I hit space, and I get a recursive package listing,
> Now, how do I take advantage of this?
> 
> I hit U, nothing happens,
> 
> I hit d u n p N P and the bottom half of the screen doesn't do anything.
> 
> Finally, I hit i several times and I get to see different kinds of info.
> 
> But, how do I select the recommendations?  How about if I wanted to select
> only a couple?

Have you read the `Introduction to conflict/dependency resolution
sub-list' help screen ?  It says, amongst other things:

 A set of `suggested' selections has been calculated, and the initial selections
 in this sub-list have been set to match those, so you can just hit Return to
                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 accept the suggestions if you wish.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Since the default is to deselect a package which conflicts with one
you've just selected this is exactly what you want.

As always, I'm open to concrete suggestions for improvement of
dselect's user interface.

Ian.

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Subject: Re: Bug#1642: dpkg recursive package listing doesn't do the right thing

[I should explain this further.  My initial description was less than
informative.]

Basically, the problem I'm describing occurs when packages are
recommended that aren't available (or don't exist).

There's a secondary problem that after selecting the last of the
available packages the resulting display is somewhat irrelevant.

There may be a tertiary problem (I tend to keep getting into a
recrusive package listing for ispell when I select unrelated packages
-- and when I hit return I get bounced back to the main menu), but
I've not specifically isolated what's going on here.

-- 
Raul

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From: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller)
To: debian-bugs@pixar.com
Subject: dpkg recursive package listing doesn't do the right thing

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.0.3

Say I select a package under dselect, first thing that happens is the
help screen pops up.  I hit space, and I get a recursive package listing,
Now, how do I take advantage of this?

I hit U, nothing happens,

I hit d u n p N P and the bottom half of the screen doesn't do anything.

Finally, I hit i several times and I get to see different kinds of info.

But, how do I select the recommendations?  How about if I wanted to select
only a couple?

-- 
Raul