Re: need input: essential packages and pre-depends
According to Santiago Vila:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Ian Jackson wrote:
>
> > > 7. sysvinit's changelog says: "Depends on new dpkg for the new
> > > update-rc.d" Well, if this is a simple Depends, then we can install
> > > sysvinit without upgrading dpkg, and dpkg would not even complain. Bad
> > > thing. Are we sure we want this? I don't think so.
> > >
> > > ** I will submit a bug against this package if nobody objects.
> >
> > Err, what is this dependency for ? In particular, what happens if you
> > have an unconfigured sysvinit with the new update-rc.d but an old
> > dpkg ?
>
> Yes, what happens? I'm Cc:ing sysvinit maintainer.
Nothing. the update-rc.d only gets called in the postinst (and postrm) phase,
and that should be after dpkg is configured.
Mike.
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