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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc b/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc
index ad7612bc3..1a2850a2a 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc
@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::EarlyRemove(PkgIterator Pkg, DepIterator const * const D
bool IsEssential = false;
if ((Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != 0)
IsEssential = true;
+ bool IsProtected = false;
+ if ((Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) != 0)
+ IsProtected = true;
/* Check for packages that are the dependents of essential packages and
promote them too */
@@ -661,13 +664,17 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::EarlyRemove(PkgIterator Pkg, DepIterator const * const D
{
for (pkgCache::DepIterator D = Pkg.RevDependsList(); D.end() == false &&
IsEssential == false; ++D)
- if (D->Type == pkgCache::Dep::Depends || D->Type == pkgCache::Dep::PreDepends)
+ if (D->Type == pkgCache::Dep::Depends || D->Type == pkgCache::Dep::PreDepends) {
if ((D.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != 0)
IsEssential = true;
+ if ((D.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) != 0)
+ IsProtected = true;
+ }
}
if (IsEssential == true)
{
+ // FIXME: Unify messaging with Protected below.
if (_config->FindB("APT::Force-LoopBreak",false) == false)
return _error->Error(_("This installation run will require temporarily "
"removing the essential package %s due to a "
@@ -678,6 +685,16 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::EarlyRemove(PkgIterator Pkg, DepIterator const * const D
// dpkg will auto-deconfigure it, no need for the big remove hammer
else if (Dep != NULL && (*Dep)->Type == pkgCache::Dep::DpkgBreaks)
return true;
+ else if (IsProtected == true)
+ {
+ // FIXME: Message should talk about Protected, not Essential, and unified.
+ if (_config->FindB("APT::Force-LoopBreak",false) == false)
+ return _error->Error(_("This installation run will require temporarily "
+ "removing the essential package %s due to a "
+ "Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad, "
+ "but if you really want to do it, activate the "
+ "APT::Force-LoopBreak option."),Pkg.FullName().c_str());
+ }
bool Res = SmartRemove(Pkg);
if (Cache[Pkg].Delete() == false)