On Mon, 2014-06-23 at 19:57 +0200, Johannes Lips wrote: > Chris Adams wrote: > > Once upon a time, Johannes Lips <johannes.lips@xxxxxxxxx> said: > >> Well, yeah and everybody is reading the complete output of yum/dnf if > >> it's trying to remove hundreds of packages? > > > > Well, yeah. First, if you think you are removing a leaf or minor > > package and the package manager lists 100+ dependent packages, you > > should take notice and perhaps re-think what you are trying to do. > > Second, if you decide you want to continue, you should look over the > > list of packages to be removed. > Of course, but how fast can a small three letter work like yum or dnf > can be overlooked? > I don't really see any benefit of not implementing it, if it makes an > installation safer. > But this whole discussion is pointless, because the people, who do the > work will most likely decide the outcome! > > > > > If people really want some magic protections in this case, rather than > > having "special" packages, it should probably be based on the number of > > affected dependent packages (and/or maybe a percentage of installed > > packages). > > > The good news is that for dnf you can become a developer and then work from the group to make it do what you want. I am sure that your experience and knowledge will be a welcome addition to the team. -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
