On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:20:33PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:58:58 +0200, Goswin von Brederlow > <goswin-...@web.de> wrote: > >I think for that goal it would be good for lintian to add an exception > >to the (build-)depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version check. > >That does not mean that bash should stop being essential in Debian any > >time soon.
> I have never understood that rule in the first place. Why am I not > allowed to depend on an essential package, it's just clearer > documentation, and doesn't hurt. > What am I missing? The footnote to Policy 3.5, where this is written out? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org
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