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detto

Member

Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

circuit dependency removal

Hey there,

Im just curious if pacman can handle the following:

There are 3 packages: a b c
a is gonna get installed, with dependencies b and c automagically.
b depends on c and vice versa, c on b.

Now after a (with depends b and c) got installed, and one wants to remove a with pacman parameter like "-Rcns" , are b and c gonna be removed or not?

tomk

Forum Fellow

From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: circuit dependency removal

Firstly, this

b depends on c and vice versa, c on b

doesn't happen - or if it does, it's a packaging bug.

Now after a (with depends b and c) got installed, and one wants to remove a with pacman parameter like "-Rcns" , are b and c gonna be removed or not?

Yes, b & c will be removed, because you used  -Rs. Also, any packages that depend on a will be removed, because you used -Rc.

Personally, I find man pacman to be very clear on this subject. If it leaves room for uncertainty like this, you might like to suggest an alternative wording.