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dpkg unpack vs. configure

From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@waterf.org>
> I am not sure what you want. I can scan for the interpreter of all scripts
> and have dependencies for those interpreters if thats it.

That's what I'd like. Thanks!

> How about having dselect immediately configure a package after install
> while unpacking the next? Then we dont need predependencies.

This breaks in the case of circular dependencies. It currently handles
that by unpacking all packages before any are configured.
I think dpkg should fix this by checking its dependency list
for _all_ of the packages that it has unpacked but not configured each
time it unpacks _one_ package. If all of the dependencies of any unpacked
and non-configured package have been satisfied, it should configure that
package immediately.

One reason Ian may not have it do this now is to cluster post-install questions
at the end of an installation. As we go to a database configuration this will
be less of a problem, as the configuration questions will come when the package
is selected, not installed.

> There is also a problem with suidmanager having to be configured before
> packages using it are installed. 

Isn't that a case for pre-dependencies?

	Thanks

	Bruce
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