Re: What's Debian's /usr/src policy

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On 18 Jan 1998, Guy Maor wrote:

> Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
> 
> > Why should timezones need --force-anything to install?
> 
> Because timezone is essential, and timezones is not.
> Conflicts/replaces doesn't work for this case (rightly so).
> 
The light dawns ;-)

I'll add essential to the timezones package when I next release libc6
(should be in a couple of days if I can find some time)

Thanks for the answers,

Dwarf
P.S. Just a nit: If a non-essential package can not replace an essential
one, then what mechanism is used to remove an essential package from being
essential?
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