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Comment 2 for bug 1255806

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Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote : Re: [Bug 1255806] Re: apt-get --purge -yf build-dep hello, fails with E: Command line option ‘f’ [from -yf] is not known.

On 28 November 2013 16:29, Michael Vogt <email address hidden> wrote:
> Hey Dmitrijs,
>
> thanks for your bugreport. The "-f" flag means "--fix-broken" and is not
> used by apt the context of build-dep. This is why its complaining. If it
> breaks sbuild we can add it back, but note that it does not have any
> effect AFAICT (looking at the apt source).
>

Above is actually a regression, which causes sbuild to fail when using
AptResolver when cross-compiling. I don't know if "-f" actually does
anything when above command is invoked.

As per manpage all options apply to all sub-commands, and there are no
per sub-command options/restrictions. ( [-asqdyfmubV] )

specifically, why is "-f" rejected yet at the same time:
    apt-get -oAPT::Get::Fix-Broken=true --purge -y build-dep hello
is accepted?

Similarly "--purge" had to be unbroken, see
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=720597

Removing options, breaks compatibility, thus shouldn't be done in a
point release of such a core utility which is used in scripts.

Regards,

Dmitrijs.