Re: Problem with dependency declaration

[frank@kuesterei.ch (Frank Küster)]

Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org> schrieb:

> On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 08:27:28PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
>> in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to
>> stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a
>> dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in a separate
>> package. Usually packages keep really old versioned dependencies - this
>> might be important for upgrades, and it's friendly for backporters.
>> 
>> If coreutils wouldn't be of priority required, I would just add

Thanks Scott - of course I meant Essential:yes, not Priority: required. 

>> "coreutils | stat" to the dependencies. What should I do in this case?
>> Stat was in coreutils from the first time it appeared in Debian, so a
>> versioned Depends: wouldn't make any sense (except that it makes lintian
>> and linda be quiet...)
>
> I don't have a sid system at hand, but doesn't coreutils
> Provides/Replaces stat?

It has 

Replaces: textutils, shellutils, fileutils, stat, debianutils (<= 2.3.1)
Provides: textutils, shellutils, fileutils
Conflicts: stat

So there's no "Provides" for stat. As far as I understood the policy,
Replaces: stat won't satisfy a dependency on stat, will it?

TIA, Frank

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