[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Self Referencing depends



On Wed, Jan 07, 1998 at 11:49:46AM +0100, Christian Schwarz wrote:
> 
> Why has "unzip" to "Provide" itself? As "unzip" is a _real_ package, there
> should be no need for a "virtual" package. (Of course, "unzip-crypt" would
> have to Provide: unzip.)

Even if this is uneccessary, I think it would be nice to allow it (or even
encourage it?). It makes script writing easier (egrep "^Provides:.* unzip").

Adrian

email: adrian.bridgett@poboxes.com       | Debian Linux - www.debian.org
http://www.poboxes.com/adrian.bridgett   | Because bloated, unstable 
PGP key available on public key servers  | operating systems are from MS


--
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to
debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org . 
Trouble?  e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .


Reply to: