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FS#12758 - pacman update should update non-dependant packages

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Vincent (vinvin) - Monday, 12 January 2009, 10:09 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 12 January 2009, 13:47 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Installation
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
When using pacman -Su to upgrade system, when a dependency is not met, for exemple right now open-vm-tools cannot be installed with the new kernel26, pacman just exists. Lots of other packages are however installable, since they do not depend on open-vm-tools or kernel26, but they are not considered. However, they appear in the list of upgradable packages along with the uninstallable ones (pacman -Qu).

It would be nice that pacman's upgrade installs packages that can be upgraded without problems when there is an unmet dependency on other packages. Instead of giving each package name from pacman -Qu to pacman -S. Thanks!
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Monday, 12 January 2009, 13:47 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:  See  bug 9395 .
Comment by Xavier (shining) - Monday, 12 January 2009, 13:33 GMT
Relation with  FS#12199  and  FS#9395 ?
Comment by Vincent (vinvin) - Monday, 12 January 2009, 13:44 GMT
Indeed, it's the same. I forgot to change the search filter when looking for existing bugs...

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