RE: Depends vs. Pre-Depends

[Shaleh <shaleh@livenet.net>]

On 02-May-99 Tonnesen Steve wrote:
> 
> I am developing a package which uses a Mysql database.  I would like to
> create the database and populate it with some data during the postinst
> script.  If I add the following Dependencies:
> 
> Depends: mysql-server
> Depends: libdbd-mysql-perl
> Depends: libdbi-perl
> 
> Can I be certain that Mysql and DBD/DBI will be installed and configured
> before my postinst script runs?  If I can't, would it be better to bomb
> out of my postinst script until the next run, or use a Pre-Depends?
> 

You describe the exact reason pre-depends exist for.