On Wed, 14 Jan 2009, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.14.24 > Severity: wishlist > > The format of dpkg's /var/lib/dpkg/status is similar to format that > Packages uses, with one change: 'Status:' line just after 'Package:' > line. However, there is an exception from this rule: when package version > has 'Essential: yes' line, it's written before the 'Status' line. > > My wish is remove this exception and put 'Essential: yes' line after > 'Status:' line as dpkg does for all other package entry lines.
And what is the rationale for this change? (Such a change needs a rationale, it won't be done just to please you) Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Le best-seller français mis à jour pour Debian Etch : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
