Re: Packages depending on essential/required packages

1998-04-08 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Adam Heath wrote: > There are also other packages that have dependencies on essential packages. > It was my understanding that this doesn't have to be done. There is meaning for depending on specific versions of essential packages because the package may require some new func

Re: Packages depending on essential/required packages

1998-04-08 Thread Ben Pfaff
On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Ben Pfaff wrote: > . >* need mktemp so depend on debianutils >= 1.8 > I notice several packages in my available file that depend on debianutils. As it is essential/required, this doesn't need to be done. This partitcular package isn't in my availa

Packages depending on essential/required packages

1998-04-08 Thread Adam Heath
On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Ben Pfaff wrote: > . >* need mktemp so depend on debianutils >= 1.8 > I notice several packages in my available file that depend on debianutils. As it is essential/required, this doesn't need to be done. This partitcular package isn't in my available yet(still in Incom