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#1 2009-09-21 20:26:14
- acmps
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SUGGEST:"Installed as a dependency for another package" -What package?
When we run "pacman -Qi" and the name of a package, ex: xulrunner (dependency of firefox), in the end, this shows up:
Install Reason : Installed as a dependency for another package
My suggestion is that it should show what package was it installed as a dependency of. Let me explain better. In this specific example, in my system, xulrunner was installed as a dependency of firefox, so, according to my suggestion, it should show exactly this:
Install Reason : Installed as a dependency for another package - firefox
As you can see in bold, my suggestion adds firefox after showing that it was installed as a dependency.
I hope a Pacman/Arch Linux developer sees this topic and develop that feature,
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#2 2009-09-21 20:43:05
- foutrelis
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Re: SUGGEST:"Installed as a dependency for another package" -What package?
Multiple packages can depend on a specific package. A list of the former is displayed as "Required By" when you query your local database for the latter.
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#3 2009-09-21 20:43:27
- tomk
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Re: SUGGEST:"Installed as a dependency for another package" -What package?
Unlikely, tbh. Feature requests should be posted in the bugtracker.
Also.. the same pacman -Qi output already provides a 'Required By' which tells you which apps depend on the one you're looking at. Not quite the same, I know, but almost. 
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