Bug#267594: libc6 depends on bash

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

At Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:32:53 +0200,
Harald Dunkel wrote:
> GOTO Masanori wrote:
> > At Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:20:06 +0200,
> > Harald Dunkel wrote:
> > 
> >>IMHO libc6 should not depend upon other packages at
> >>all. If there is no way around this, then it should
> >>work with any /bin/sh, not just bash.
> > 
> > 
> > Why does "there is no way around this" lead "it should work with any
> > /bin/sh"?  BTW, read libc6.postinst/preinst before replying...
> 
> If libc6 needs a shell at installation time, then
> the risk for problems is higher for "bash only",
> than it would be if either bash, dash, ash, busybox,
> or whatever are supported. The user could use another
> shell if bash doesn't work for him.

My point is: "installing debian package needs the debian base system
that includes bash".  Moreover it's not only glibc package issue.  If
you have plan to support all base packages with /bin/sh, and that
makes easier installation for bootstrapping, I don't complain it.  If
not, I dislike to get tool/shell limitation for postinst/preinst from
the point of maintainance view.

> What I do not like in Debian are package dependencies that
> could be avoided. They make Debian more complex than it
> could be. And libc6 is such a fundamental package that its
> dependencies can become very painfull.

I guess you're talking about bootstrapping (actually you didn't show
your purpose).  Package dependencies are complex, and it's not only
glibc issue.  Why don't you use debootstrap and so on?

Regards,
-- gotom