Re: strange dependencies
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 08:21:17PM +0200, Marek L. Kozak wrote:
> Stupid, right ? but I'm sure, as I wrote "the newest" means todays
> upgrade on Sid.
>From the complaint, it sounded like apache was installing mysql. From what
you've posted here, it obviously isn't. libmysqlclient10 is a ~100k library
package that installs no daemon and no executables.
> That's the point, they're historical :-)
> I think many people wouldn't even notice it.
No, historical means everyone will notice. Asking people to use a system
without ifconfig and route (even if there are 'better' alternatives) is like
asking them to use a system without ls. It's been there far too long for
people to go without it.
> > Also, It would be a lot of work to get everyone to update their packages
> > for the new system. This is not a project for woody, perhaps the next
> > release.
> I don't agree. Now we use binaries like ifup to raise interfaces.
> They're called from initial scripts, so why not to call ip program ? I
> watch Sid's trends & nothing changed here too.
You'd have to ask Anthony Towns about that. From the source, it looks like
both ip and ifconfig are used. Regardless, net-tools is going to stay
Priority: important, or at least standard.
>
> BTW, why haven't you aswered to the list ? It might be interested to
> others.
CC.
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Jacob Kuntz
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