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Subject: Re: [PATCH] package-deb: Ignore circular dependencies
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On 3/9/16 3:30 PM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote:
> Hi Mark
> 
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just wanted to clarify the above.  RPM -does- support self-referencing
>> dependencies.  Circular dependencies are different, in that A -> B -> C -> A..
>> those are detected and there is some basic logic to break those.
> 
> So if I got it right you are in favour of breaking A->A dependency in
> package_deb.class like is done in this patch?

Yes, but I don't think a warning is necessary.

--Mark

> Thanks and best regards!
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