#370508 dpkg: Proposed --force-circular-deps option (defaulting to yes)

Package:
dpkg
Source:
dpkg
Description:
Debian package management system
Submitter:
Bill Allombert
Date:
2015-03-29 00:03:13 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#370508#5
Date:
2006-06-05 15:29:06 UTC
From:
To:
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.13.20
Severity: wishlist

Hello DPKG maintainers,

I would like to propose a new --force option, namely
--force-circular-deps, that would default to yes.

When set to "no", dpkg would refuse to break dependencies loop
and flag an error.

This would make easier to track problems caused by
circular dependencies.

Cheers,