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-rw-r--r--apt-private/private-cmndline.cc3
-rw-r--r--cmdline/apt-get.cc2
-rw-r--r--doc/apt-get.8.xml12
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/apt-private/private-cmndline.cc b/apt-private/private-cmndline.cc
index 8902f07d5..121d72ede 100644
--- a/apt-private/private-cmndline.cc
+++ b/apt-private/private-cmndline.cc
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ bool addArgumentsAPTGet(std::vector<CommandLine::Args> &Args, char const * const
addArg(0, "solver", "APT::Solver", CommandLine::HasArg);
if (CmdMatches("upgrade"))
{
- addArg(0, "allow-new", "APT::Get::UpgradeAllowNew", 0);
+ addArg(0, "new-pkgs", "APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New",
+ CommandLine::Boolean);
}
}
else if (CmdMatches("update"))
diff --git a/cmdline/apt-get.cc b/cmdline/apt-get.cc
index c273dfaaa..3a41b8c1f 100644
--- a/cmdline/apt-get.cc
+++ b/cmdline/apt-get.cc
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ void SigWinch(int)
bool DoUpgrade(CommandLine &CmdL)
{
- if (_config->FindB("APT::Get::UpgradeAllowNew", false) == true)
+ if (_config->FindB("APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New", false) == true)
return DoUpgradeWithAllowNewPackages(CmdL);
else
return DoUpgradeNoNewPackages(CmdL);
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index cc4e82255..6ccd9e5ec 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -389,6 +389,18 @@
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Ignore-Hold</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--with-new-pkgs</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Allow installing new packages when used in
+ conjunction with <literal>upgrade</literal>. This is useful if
+ the update of a installed package requires new dependencies to be
+ installed. Instead of holding the package back <literal>upgrade</literal>
+ will upgrade the package and install the new dependencies. Note that
+ <literal>upgrade</literal> with this option will never remove packages,
+ only allow adding new ones.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New</literal>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>--no-upgrade</option></term>
<listitem><para>Do not upgrade packages; when used in conjunction with <literal>install</literal>,
<literal>no-upgrade</literal> will prevent packages on the command line