Re: essential packages and Pre-Depends
Christian Schwarz writes:
> > Maybe we should reexamin the reasons for these packages being
> > essential, and this time around, write them down somewhere? I am at a
> > loss to explain why some of these packages are marked essential; I
> > obviously am missing something.
>
> That's IMO a great idea! Perhaps we should set up a list similar to the
> `virtual package list' for `essential packages'. This list should contain
> the package name, the reason of why the package is essential, and which
> parts of the packages can be considered to be `essential'.
The idea of explaining why things were done the way they are is great,
and not only for the "essential" field. IMHO, when it's related to a
specific package (like it is for the essential flag), it is part of
this package's documentation. So I suggest to put that in a file in
the doc directory; currently I put this sort of info in
README.Debian, but maybe we should ask for a new file ?
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