Re: Depending on an essential package
On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 01:29:27PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> if I add a dependency on util-linux because I need that /sbin/getty is
> installed, why must this dependency be versioned?
> If I simply add Depends: util-linux lintian complains loudly and issues
> an error message:
> depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version depends: util-linux
> I could of course pick a random version number to make lintian happy, I
> simply don't know which explicit version I should choose otherwise. As
> said, the only requirement I have is that /sbin/getty is installed.
> Should I simply ignore the lintian error?
The error is, if you don't *need* a specific version of the package, you
shouldn't depend on it at /all/. Essential means it's always available, so
there's no reason for you to depend on it.
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