Bug#381835: initrd-tools: Cleanup of dependencies: stat

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 11:33:28AM +0200, Stefan Huehner wrote:
> Package: initrd-tools
> Version: 0.1.84.1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> 
> Hi,
> your package specifies a dependency of
> "coreutils | fileutils (>= 4.1.9) | stat (>= 3.0)".
> 
> Of those fileutils and stat are dummy transitional packages. They have
> been this way before sarge. Thus these are not needed for upgrade
> issues.
> 
> Please consider simplifying this dependency to only list "coreutils".

Notice that initrd-tools will probably not be part of etch anyway, and will
die once the last of the 2.4 kernels are removed from sid/etch.

Friendly,

Sven Luther