From rpm-list-admin@freshrpms.net Mon Sep 9 18:04:22 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20F7916EFC for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 18:04:02 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 09 Sep 2002 18:04:02 +0100 (IST) Received: from auth02.nl.egwn.net (auth02.nl.egwn.net [193.172.5.4]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g16HMv811088 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 17:22:57 GMT Received: from auth02.nl.egwn.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by auth02.nl.egwn.net (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g16HM1t29814; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:22:01 +0100 Received: from fep02-app.kolumbus.fi (fep02-0.kolumbus.fi [193.229.0.44]) by auth02.nl.egwn.net (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g16HLIt29797 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:21:18 +0100 Received: from pihlaja.kotilo ([62.248.144.92]) by fep02-app.kolumbus.fi (InterMail vM.5.01.03.15 201-253-122-118-115-20011108) with ESMTP id <20020206172122.ZGD1068.fep02-app.kolumbus.fi@pihlaja.kotilo> for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 19:21:22 +0200 Received: (from peter@localhost) by pihlaja.kotilo (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g16HiQH12752 for rpm-list@freshrpms.net; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 19:44:26 +0200 From: Peter Peltonen To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net Subject: Re: Apt problems Message-Id: <20020206194426.F10950@pihlaja.kotilo> References: <20020206162953.C10950@pihlaja.kotilo> <20020206163018.C17717@cs.helsinki.fi> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020206163018.C17717@cs.helsinki.fi>; from harri.haataja@cs.helsinki.fi on Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 04:30:18PM +0200 Sender: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net Errors-To: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net X-Beenthere: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Freshrpms RPM discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Original-Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 19:44:26 +0200 Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 19:44:26 +0200 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-17.6 required=7.0 tests=AWL,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,KNOWN_MAILING_LIST, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SIGNATURE_SHORT_SPARSE, SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT,USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 04:30:18PM +0200, Harri Haataja wrote: > I have a few such things (with jdk, imlib, kernel DRI version.. > something) and Ive just made dummy packages (with verbose warning > attached ;) that explicitly provide those capabilities. (or claim to, > that is). Hm. One could do this with rpm's --justdb switch too, without having to make a dummy package, right? I was wondering that this is a bit dangerous if there is a update for my software, as the dummy package might get updated with it overwriting the installation I've done from source... Not good. Is there really no "--nodeps" kind of switch in apt-get? -- Peter _______________________________________________ RPM-List mailing list http://lists.freshrpms.net/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list