From: Joachim Schipper (j.schippermath.uu.nl)
Date: Sat Jul 01 2006 - 12:21:01 CDT

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On Sat, Jul 01, 2006 at 05:00:09PM +0200, Marc Espie wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 01, 2006 at 11:59:28AM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote:
> > All in all, one would have to be able to mark packages as either
> > 'installed' or 'installed as a prerequisite'. I have a vague
> > recollection that I'd heard Marc Espie say something to the effect that
> > this was a desired feature that might be implemented at some point, but
> > this is not currently possible.
>
> You're correct.
>
> I am a bit annoyed as to how to do the marking specifically.
>
> Rewriting stuff in the plist looks like a lot of work for little benefit.
>
> Adding a specific `mark' file will gobble a lot of inodes quick.
>
> Using chmod on some specific files (say mark the plist +x) sounds very
> kludgy....

While I don't pretend to know what I am talking about, wouldn't simply
keeping a central list, say /var/db/pkg/installed, of 'installed by
request' packages work?

Of course, this would break the current structure of /var/db/pkg, which
is probably a Bad Idea.

                Joachim

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