On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 16:53 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> writes: > > > lintian complains about dependencies on awk: "awk is a virtual package, > > but it is special since it's de facto essential." > > > > So far as I can see, the highest-priority implementation of awk is mawk, > > which is Priority: required but not Essential. What is the basis for > > this "de facto essential"? > > Package: base-files > Essential: yes > Priority: required > [...] > Pre-Depends: awk D'oh, I grepped Depends but forgot to check Pre-Depends. Thanks. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings If the facts do not conform to your theory, they must be disposed of.
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