Actually, I guess texlive-base already depends on tex-common, so that suggestion would create a dependency loop.
However, even with a loop, I think they'll both be unpacked before either is configured, so that might be enough. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org