On Sun, 29 May 2011, Santiago Vila wrote:
>
> > > The essential status of awk was decided more than 13 years ago.
> >
> > Sorry, my packaging knowledge is limited, but I don't get it :(
> >
> > Do you mean base-files is used to ensure that "awk" is essential?
>
> Yes, exactly. base-files depends on
The essential status of awk was decided more than 13 years ago.
Sorry, my packaging knowledge is limited, but I don't get it :(
Do you mean base-files is used to ensure that "awk" is essential?
Yes, exactly. base-files depends on awk, base-files is essential.
Therefore, you will always have
On Sun, 29 May 2011, Santiago Vila wrote:
> El 29/05/11 13:47, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn escribió:
> > Package: base-files
> > Version: 6.4
> > Severity: wishlist
> > Tags: patch
> >
> > The 'Pre-Depends: awk' is superfluous.
>
> This is not a bug. base-files Pre-Depends on awk precisely to ensure
>
Package: base-files
Version: 6.4
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
The 'Pre-Depends: awk' is superfluous. Package coreutils:
Essential: yes
Priority: required
already privides 'tail' and 'cut' (smaller canons, compared to 'awk') that
can do the same job at a lower cost :)
-- Syste
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