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bug #28204: Remove reverse dependencies when removing packages

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Sun 16 Jun 2013 07:57:25 PM UTC, comment #3: Tips from Michał: http://mancoosi.org/~abate/dependency-order-matters http://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/dose3 http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/edos-distcheck Higher severity because we really shouldn't have FTBFS because of blacklisted packages.	Sam Geeraerts <samgee>
Mon 07 Dec 2009 11:10:58 AM UTC, comment #2: To describe things clearer: RP = removed package RD = package that depends on RP (a.k.a. reverse dependency), as in "Depends: RP" RBD = reverse build dependency (Build-Depends: RP) Every RD and RBD should be removed. Every RP should be removed from "Suggests" and "Recommends".	Sam Geeraerts <samgee>
Mon 07 Dec 2009 10:06:37 AM UTC, comment #1: Do you have any suggestions for determining the difference between something that depends on it out of convenience and dependence?	Karl Goetz <kgoetz>
Sun 06 Dec 2009 06:45:45 PM UTC, original submission: Currently, when a package is removed from the repo (because it's non-free or otherwise) reverse dependencies. This means that some packages (e.g. ndisgtk) can't be installed because they depend on a removed package (e.g. ndiswrapper). This can be confusing for some users. It's also downright sloppy and unprofessional. So when a package is removed the build tool should check for reverse dependencies and remove those packages too.	Sam Geeraerts <samgee>

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Date	Changed by	Updated Field	Previous Value	=>	Replaced by
2013-06-16	samgee	Severity	2 - Minor		4 - Important
		Status	None		Confirmed