[wpkg-users] [Bug 117] Dependencies ignore priority

[Brian May]

bugzilla-daemon at bugzilla.wpkg.org wrote:
> I am using only one single Debian system and up to now I never looked at such
> details. But for Debian package management it might be slightly different. As
> Debian delivers _binary_ packages it does not matter that much if a package is
> installed before or after the one it depends on is added. Why? Simply because
> after a software updated all binaries are available. So even if package A
> depends on package B then package A can be installed before package B (it might
> not run until package B is installed too but this might be accepted).

errrr... wrong.

In Debian, packages can get unpacked in any order, yes.

However, the final phase of package installation (configuration) cannot 
occur until all packages it depends on have been configured first.

This is because the configuration script may require running parts of 
the packages it depends on.

It is also perhaps worth noting that there is no concept of a priority 
mechanism with Debian packages.

Brian May