Re: PW#5-13: New virtual packages
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Christian Schwarz wrote:
>
> [This mail is part of Debian Policy Weekly issue #5]
>
> Topic 13: New virtual packages
>
> STATE: APPROVAL
>
> The following virtual packages have been requested: `pascal-compiler' and
> `libc-dev'.
>
> Some packages like noweb need to depend/suggest a pascal-compiler and we
> have at least two pascal compilers now: gpc, and p2c. With that, I think it
> would be good to have this virtual package. (Note, that we already have
> virtual packages for `c-compiler' and `fortran77-compiler'.)
>
> The `libc-dev' package has already been used for a while for packages, which
> depend on the development package of a libc.
>
> Unless someone objects, these virtual packages will be added to the
> authoritative list.
With the policy on POSIX shells coming up, would a virtual package `sh',
or `posix-shell', be appropriate? I think bash and ash could provide it,
and possibly others, too (ksh? zsh?). I also think the link /bin/sh could
be perfectly managed by the `alternatives' system, with the `smallest'
shell (in terms of memory and processor requirements) having the highest
priority.
Remco
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