Bug#954827: dh-make-perl: please install packages using apt instead of dpkg -i when possible

[gregor herrmann]

Control: clone -1 -2
Control: retitle -2 dh-make-perl: add support for installing with aptitude and/or allow to set installation tool
Control: found -2 0.109
Control: tag -1 + confirmed pending

On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:03:11 +0800, Paul Wise wrote:

> Modern apt supports installing local packages like this:
> 
>    apt-get install ./foo.deb
> 
> It would be nice for dh-make-perl to support this (possibly also
> aptitude too). Some situations might require different install
> tools so an option might be best. Using apt has the advantage of
> installing any extra dependencies that already exist in the Debian
> archive instead of failing the install. Allowing for use of
> aptitude has the advantage of a much more flexible dependency
> resolver for complicated installs.

Nice catch, thanks.
I agree that "apt-get install" makes more sense than "dpkg -i"
because of dependencies, and I've changed this in git now.

I'm cloning the bug for the further possible change to add support
for aptitude or for selecting tools etc.
 

Cheers,
gregor

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