Re: Policy query

[Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de>]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:55:53PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip
> N:
> N:   The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg
> N:   without using a versioned depends. In general a package should not
> N:   depend on essential packages but if it must do so, the depends should
> N:   have a version string.
> N:
> N:   Refer to Policy Manual, section 2.3.4 for details.
> N:
> 
> Policy section 2.3.4 doesn't exist, and I can't see it in Section 7,
> either.  Does this still apply, and if so, where is it in the Policy
> Manual?
> 
> I'll remove the dependency next time I upload, but I'd like to know
> where the requirement comes from.>

Policy, section 3.5

Gruesse,
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