Stephen> better to depend on the default, and let the database package Stephen> maintainers worry about what version that points to.
I think this is the point of confusion. In my understanding, the 'postgresql' package is not the "default" postgresql for Debian, the way 'python' is the Debian Python Of The Day. It is not clear to me that it will ever point to a later version of postgresql than 7.x, and may not be present at all even on a system with an installed postgresql server. I get this impression from reading the package description. Stephen> Since it is a Recommends, it doesn't prevent you from Stephen> installing and running whatever version of postgres you want Stephen> with it, or not installing postgres locally at all (indeed, Stephen> this is the point of making it a Recommends instead of a Stephen> Depends). Am I missing a case where this actually causes a Stephen> problem for someone? I don't have webcalendar installed now, so I'm going only from memory. It is possible that dbconfig-common insisted on using postgresql 7.x. -- A true pessimist won't be discouraged by a little success. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
