[Lunar-bugs] [Lunar Linux 0000296]: "lrm -p MODULE" & optional_depends. (lrm -p works in dager way)

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://bugs.lunar-linux.org/view.php?id=296 
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Reported By:                hdw
Assigned To:                sofar
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Project:                    Lunar Linux
Issue ID:                   296
Category:                   lunar
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
Moonbase Version:           2007MMDD.NN (I'm an idiot and didn't edit this
field.) 
Core Tools:                 Theedge 
Core Tools Version:         2007MMDD (I'm an idiot and didn't edit this field.) 
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Date Submitted:             10-07-2007 21:10 CEST
Last Modified:              10-07-2007 21:10 CEST
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Summary:                    "lrm -p MODULE" & optional_depends. (lrm -p works in
dager way)
Description: 
** The situation **
a module AAA is optionally depends on BBB,
and you install/compile AAA _without_ BBB.
and you install BBB after AAA.
if you invoke "lrm -p BBB" then,
the command uninstall not only BBB but AAA as well.

An actual situation I encountered was,
1. install "xscreensaver" without an optional_depends "fortune".
2. install "fortune".
3. lrm -p "fortune".
4. xscreensaver was also removed with fortune.

I had never thought removing "fortune" also remove "xsreensaver",
so I was bit surprised...
Also this is easily avoidable,
In my opinion, this mechanism should be changed.
Sorry for ugly sentence in Summary section.
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Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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10-07-07 21:10  hdw            New Issue                                    
10-07-07 21:10  hdw            Status                   new => assigned     
10-07-07 21:10  hdw            Assigned To               => sofar           
10-07-07 21:10  hdw            Moonbase Version          => 2007MMDD.NN (I'm an
idiot and didn't edit this field.)
10-07-07 21:10  hdw            Core Tools                => Theedge         
10-07-07 21:10  hdw            Core Tools Version        => 2007MMDD (I'm an
idiot and didn't edit this field.)
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