On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 21:33, Daniel B. wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.5.6.1 > > Per the The American Heritage Dictionary (via > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dependency), a dependency > is: > 1. Dependence. > 2. Something dependent or subordinate. > 3. A territory under the jurisdiction of a state of > which it does not form an integral part. > > In sense 2, if A depends on B, A is a dependency of B; (B is not a > dependency of A). > That's nice ... *reaches for a REAL (not American) English dictionary* dependency /n/. country etc. controlled by another; that which is dependent. dependent /a/. depending (on); unable to do without something; maintained at another's cost; /Gram/. in subordinate relation to another word. > The Debian Perl Policy manual, in section 1.1, says: > > Only one package may contain the /usr/bin/perl binary and that package > must either be perl or a dependency of that package (see Base Package, > Section 1.2). > This use of "dependency" (something "perl" depends on) is entirely consistent with the English language. If I were to say that I have a caffeine dependency, I'm saying that I depend on caffeine, not that caffeine depends on me. Scott -- Have you ever, ever felt like this? Had strange things happen? Are you going round the twist?
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