On 20 December 2012 22:19, Axel Beckert <a...@debian.org> wrote: > So since apt is not essential, but aptitude needs some binaries out of > that package to perform very common actions, aptitude must have a > dependency on apt
Such a dependency belongs to libapt-pkg, or to move the basic method drivers to that package. It is libapt-pkg that uses them, aptitude only requests to acquire some file and knows nothing about any of these drivers or their usage. This otherwise requires adding such a dependency to all libapt-pkg consumers. I recall this may have been discussed this year, though do not recall the outcome. > (or at least recommend it). Yes, packages other than apt do also provide method drivers, and—at least in theory—could provide an alternative to the base set. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
