Jerry James wrote: > First, what is a hint? Does that word refer collectively to all weak > dependencies? The wiki page doesn't say, so I'm left to guess. That seemed perfectly clear to me. Note how the word is introduced: “They come in two strengths: "weak" and "hint" [...]” The meaning of “weak” is more ambiguous. Sometimes “weak dependencies” is used as a collective term for all weak dependencies, and sometimes it means specifically the stronger kind of weak dependencies. > If a transaction will > install packages that fulfill reverse dependencies, then the packages > containing those dependencies are also installed. It took me several attempts to figure out what you meant with that sentence. “Match” as used on the wiki page is a much better word than “fulfill”. The whole idea of a reverse dependency is that the dependency is contained in the package that fulfills the dependency, not in the dependent package, so “fulfill” makes your sentence collapse into a redundant statement that the packages being installed will be installed. Björn Persson
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