Bug 12797 - [internalsolv] force-removal-of-dependent-packages flag incorrectly remove Essential package dependencies
Summary: [internalsolv] force-removal-of-dependent-packages flag incorrectly remove Es...
Status: ACCEPTED
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Product: opkg
Classification: Yocto Project Subprojects
Component: opkg (show other bugs)
Version: 0.3.6
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Undecided normal
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Assignee: Alex Stewart
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Reported: 2018-06-19 18:52 UTC by Alejandro del Castillo
Modified: 2021-07-08 16:58 UTC (History)
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Description Alejandro del Castillo 2018-06-19 18:52:21 UTC 
Test core/25a_essential.py shows the problem. Basically, when the --force-removal-of-dependent-packages flag is used, the solver should fail if the dependency chain hits an essential package.