[Aptitude-devel] Bug#697218: more/full disclosure in tally lines

[jidanni at jidanni.org]

Package: aptitude
Version: 0.6.8.2-1
Severity: wishlist

Actually lines like @@HERE@@ below look like they are doing nothing,
so perhaps should instead optionally give "full disclosure" that they
really are in fact changing certain things.

# aptitude install
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libqpdf8
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 335 kB of archives. After unpacking 782 kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] n
# aptitude purge libqpdf8
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. @@HERE@@
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
# aptitude install
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

Perhaps add "and 1 uninstalled package's install flag unset"...

OK, I do recall mentioning similar cases... for the forbid actions...