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Bug#585712: depends on lsof, which is not available on kfreebsd-*



[Holger Levsen]
> From http://release.debian.org/squeeze/goals.txt
>
> 2. Dependencies
>
> 	Packages in main cannot require any software outside of main
> 	for execution or compilation.
> 	"Recommends:" lines do not count as requirements.
>
> 	Packages must include a "Depends:" line listing any other
> 	packages they require for operation, unless those packages are
> 	marked "Essential: yes". Packages must include a "Pre-Depends:"
> 	line listing any packages required by their preinst.

Got the correct <URL:http://release.debian.org/squeeze/rc_policy.txt>
on IRC.  I agree that this required is in effect, and I believe it is
fulfilled by our packages.

> This needs to be met by a package for all archs.

This is where we disagree.  I believe this interpretation is wrong,
and unreasonably limit the kind of functionality one can provide in
Debian to the one also provided on kfreebsd and hurd.

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen



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