apt-0.5.15lorg2-alt31 provides better possibilities for e.g. checking if every single package in the repo can be installed on top of basesystem. $ hsh --init --no-stuff --pkg-build-list=basesystem ... $ time ./build/aptbox/apt-get -qq --dry-run script ./installable.lua cannot install: libsundance-devel cannot install: branding-altlinux-workbench-kde3-settings cannot install: libtrilinos-new_package-devel-static cannot install: libsundance-devel-static cannot install: libtrilinos-devel cannot install: kile cannot install: libtrilinos-devel-static ./build/aptbox/apt-get -qq --dry-run script ./installable.lua 317.24s user 1.54s system 97% cpu 5:26.02 total $ This check should ultimately replace our check for unmet dependencies in girar-builder. Especially if I manage to make it even faster.