Fixes #373. Implements #287. Fixes #271.

tests/revdep/mydep/mydep.nimble

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Dominik Picheta"
+description   = "Random dep"
+license       = "MIT"
+
+# Dependencies
+
+requires "nim >= 0.15.0"

tests/revdep/pkgNoDep/pkgA.nimble

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Dominik Picheta"
+description   = "Correctly structured package A"
+license       = "MIT"
+
+# Dependencies
+
+requires "nim >= 0.15.0"
+

tests/revdep/pkgWithDep/pkgA.nimble

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Dominik Picheta"
+description   = "Correctly structured package A"
+license       = "MIT"
+
+# Dependencies
+
+requires "nim >= 0.15.0", "mydep"
+

tests/tester.nim

@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ proc execNimble(args: varargs[string]): tuple[output: string, exitCode: int] =
 
   result = execCmdEx(quotedArgs.join(" "))
 
+proc execNimbleYes(args: varargs[string]): tuple[output: string, exitCode: int]=
+  # issue #6314
+  execNimble(@args & "-y")
+
+template verify(res: (string, int)) =
+  let r = res
+  checkpoint r[0]
+  check r[1] == QuitSuccess
+
 proc processOutput(output: string): seq[string] =
   output.strip.splitLines().filter((x: string) => (x.len > 0))
 
@@ -466,6 +475,29 @@ test "can pass args with spaces to Nim (#351)":
     checkpoint output
     check exitCode == QuitSuccess
 
+suite "reverse dependencies":
+  test "basic test":
+    cd "revdep/mydep":
+      verify execNimbleYes("install")
+
+    cd "revdep/pkgWithDep":
+      verify execNimbleYes("install")
+
+    verify execNimbleYes("remove", "pkgA")
+    verify execNimbleYes("remove", "mydep")
+
+  test "issue #373":
+    cd "revdep/mydep":
+      verify execNimbleYes("install")
+
+    cd "revdep/pkgWithDep":
+      verify execNimbleYes("install")
+
+    cd "revdep/pkgNoDep":
+      verify execNimbleYes("install")
+
+    verify execNimbleYes("remove", "mydep")
+
 suite "develop feature":
   test "can reject binary packages":
     cd "develop/binary":