According to the header the skip.list file, it's only used for update/upgrade, right ? but if something is in the skip list, an simple install can't work # Here you can specify the packages that won't be upgraded automatically # for example, to exclude all apache packages : /^apache/ #/^php/ A requested package cannot be installed: tomcat5-5.5.31-4.1.mga1.noarch (due to unsatisfied jakarta-commons-collections[*][>= 0:3.1]) Continue installation anyway? (Y/n) # Here you can specify the packages that won't be upgraded automatically # for example, to exclude all apache packages : #/^apache/ #/^php/ To satisfy dependencies, the following packages are going to be installed: Package Version Release Arch (medium "Core Release (distrib1)") apache-commons-daemon 1.0.5 4.mga1 x86_64 apache-commons-dbcp 1.4 7.mga1 noarch apache-commons-pool 1.5.6 2.mga1 noarch ecj 3.4.2 6.mga1 noarch jakarta-commons-launcher 1.1 1.10.mga1 x86_64 jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0 1.5.6.mga1 x86_64 (medium "Core Updates Testing (distrib5)") tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.31 4.1.mga1 noarch (medium "Core 32bit Release (distrib31)") apache-commons-beanutils 1.8.3 5.mga1 noarch apache-commons-collections 3.2.1 11.mga1 noarch apache-commons-digester 1.8.1 9.mga1 noarch (medium "Core 32bit Updates Testing (distrib35)") tomcat5 5.5.31 4.1.mga1 noarch tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.31 4.1.mga1 noarch tomcat5-jasper 5.5.31 4.1.mga1 noarch tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.31 4.1.mga1 noarch 6.7MB of additional disk space will be used. 5.2MB of packages will be retrieved. Proceed with the installation of the 14 packages? (Y/n) n
Created attachment 1316 [details] full debug
Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud
This works exactly as intended. urpmi _always_ read that list. IIRC The only time it ignores that list is if you explictly tells it to install it (and all its deps if they are on the blocked list too). So the only "bug" would maybe about a better wording in that file.
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDCC: (none) => tmbResolution: (none) => INVALID
oh ok sorry :/