Re: Bug#149974: debootstrap should download aptitude
On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Anthony Towns wrote:
> tag 149974 - patch
> thanks
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 04:02:11PM +0200, Ivo Timmermans wrote:
> > The new base-config package in sid depends on aptitude, so debootstrap
> > should download it.
>
> Bleh. Guys, please file the bug on debootstrap *before* adding new
> dependencies to base packages and breaking it completely.
>
> Joey, are you sure it wouldn't have been better to make base-config use
> aptitude if present, and file a wishlist bug on debootstrap to ensure
> its presence on normal installs?
>
> -dpkg guys, cc'ed so we don't get the same thing happening with the
> presumably forthcoming dselect package. -boot guys, cc'ed in the probably
> vain hope that anyone else likely to do this in future will notice too.
We've done it correctly. dpkg 1.10 predepends on dselect. dselect 1.10
replaces dpkg (<< 1.10). This will ensure upgrades, and no loss of
functionality.
I assume this is what you were talking about dselect.
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