Re: [Synaptic-devel] "Broken" package - How to suppress?

[Chris Miles]

Michael Vogt wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 06:44:35PM +0100, Chris Miles wrote:
>  
>
> > Hello,
> >    
> Hi,
>
>  
>
> > I have just installed the Skype Linux rpm on RH9. This insisted that I 
> > have qt3 >= 3.1 installed. I have qt installed at 3.1.1 so I installed 
> > --nodeps and the package works fine.
> >
> > My problem is that now I cannot use Synaptic without removing Skype.
> >
> > Is there something I've missed that would allow me to mark Skype as "OK" 
> > or only dependent on qt >= 3.1?
> >    
>
> I hope http://apt4rpm.sourceforge.net/faq.html#q26 helps you. 
>
> It may be interessting to add this feature to the gui, but I'm
> unsure. What do you think?
>
> bye,
> Michael
>
>
>  
The suggestions in http://apt4rpm.sourceforge.net/faq.html#q26 did not 
work for me, skype_qt3_1 is still marked as "broken" in synaptic and 
will be removed if I "apply" any changes :-(

With /etc/apt/apt.conf:
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...
RPM {
   Ignore { };
   Hold { "skype_qt3_1"; };
...
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Command line use of apt-get gives:
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address@hidden lib]# apt-get -s install acpi
warning: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 skype_qt3_1: Depends: qt3 (>= 3.1) but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or 
specify a solution).
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
I have also tried -o APT::Ignore-Hold=true

Could I edit the dependency list (change qt3 to qt) or make a dummy 
package called "qt3" to satisfy the checks?

As to adding such a feature to the interface it is something a.n.other 
could want. Although this package is the first I have found like this 
(different name for package) it would be nice to be able to mark the 
package as "ignore" for your checks.

However I would not want an "ignore"d package to be hidden away, I just 
want to leave it alone.

What does the team think, would such a facility encourage people towards 
a disorganised system?

Chris