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Re: New pre-depends: python pre-depends python-minimal



On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 18:24:00 -0500, Scott Kitterman wrote:

> It appears that the appropriate resolution of  #769106 [1] is to add a new 
> pre-depends on python-minimal in python.
> 
> This issue at hand is that at the time python2.7-minimal is configured, python 
> is unpacked, but python-minimal is not.  Since python-2.7-minimal doesn't have 
> a direct depends on python-minimal, this is allowable (policy 7.2, Depends).
> 
> In order for python2.7-minimal to configure, python-minimal needs to be at 
> least unpacked to provide /usr/bin/pycompile.  The only way for python to 
> ensure this is the case is to declare a pre-depends relation (also policy 
> 7.2).
> 
Can you explain why/how the python package enters into the picture here
at all?

Cheers,
Julien

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