(Sebastian Jakubiak)
So for example here:
$ pactree -d1 -o python2-urllib3 python2-urllib3 ├─python2 ├─python2-pysocks: SOCKS support [unresolvable] (optional) └─python2-pyopenssl provides python2-pyopenssl: security support (optional)
python2-pysocks should be skipped, shouldn't it?
(Daniel M. Capella)
Since the installed package already has the optdep information, I think the dependency tree should show these, listed as `[uninstalled]`.
I see. Daniel, you suggest that `[unresolvable]` could be replaced with `[uninstalled]`, right? Personally, I am neither in favor of nor against this change. (Will Song)
This could certainly be done. Does unresolvable + optional always mean this is true?
Will, what do you mean by 'this' in 'this is true'? Anyway, I believe that `[uninstalled]` should only be shown for combination 'unresolvable + optional + no -s/--sync'. (Sebastian Jakubiak)
Second: default value of DEPTH (optional argument of -o/--optional). I think that infinity (-1) would have been a better choice than 1. In other words, no depth specified should mean no depth limiting. [...]
(Daniel M. Capella)
Perhaps this was done to avoid flooding? As an extreme example: ~ > pactree -so-1 diffoscope | wc -l 4089
Albeit confusing, I think I like this behavior.
(Will Song)
This was done for precisely this reason. It's not too hard to revert the behavior to unlimited unless specified but I think the most useful usecase of pactree is to look at the immediate optional dependencies, in which depth 1 by default proves to be quite useful.
OK Daniel and Will, I understand your arguments. The current default appears to enjoy support of both of you, so I will not insist on changing it. Regards, Sebastian