Description of problem: The customer noticed that the number of packages installed can be different depending on the steps they follow during the installation. Case A: 1. At the software selection, select "Customized later" and press next. 2. At this point, dependency check happens. 3. Go "Back" 4. Select "Customize now" and press next. 5. Deselect "Sound and Video" group in "Applications" 6. Press next and dependency check happens 7. Press next again and the installation begins Case B: 1. At the software selection, select "Customize now" and press next. 2. Deselect "Sound and Video" group in "Applications" 3. Press next and dependency check happens 4. Press next again and the installation begins The customer noticed that the packages libao and libmusicbrainz are installed only at case A. These packages should be installed only when "Sound and Video" is selected. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-11.1.2.209-1.x86_64 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Please see Case A and Case B above. Actual results: In Case A, libao and libmusicbrainz are installed. Expected results: In Case A, libao and libmusicbrainz are not installed. Additional info: When a back button is pressed in confirminstall, all dependencies found in postSelection should be removed. I created a proposed patch to use _undoDepInstalls() for it. _undoDepInstalls() removes all packages having isDep=1. What I am understanding is that this function is used to revert the package list into the situation before postSelection(). If this is correct, this function doesn't work now. Because buildTransaction() can set isDep=1 even for the packages selected in basepkgsel if it is depended from any package. As the result, _undoDepInstalls() removes more packages than expected. When a back button is pressed in confirminstall, it's returned to tasksel (or group-selection), not basepkgsel. So, some of the packages removed by_undoDepInstalls(), which are not depended by any remaining packages, will not installed at the end. In my patch, I saved the list of packages at the begining of doSelection() and set isDep=0 for the saved packages after buildTransaction(). This worked on my test box (kvm guest, x86_64). I'll attach the patch soon.
Created attachment 423369 [details] proposed patch
s/doSelection/doPostSelection/
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Tested with RHEL5.7 0430.2 tree: Followed the steps to reproduce: > Case A: > 1. At the software selection, select "Customized later" > and press next. > 2. At this point, dependency check happens. > 3. Go "Back" > 4. Select "Customize now" and press next. > 5. Deselect "Sound and Video" group in "Applications" > 6. Press next and dependency check happens > 7. Press next again and the installation begins > After install libao and libmusicbrainz were not installed. Moving to VERIFIED.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0984.html