Bug#758234: transitive dependencies
On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 01:24:32PM +0100, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> [ re-post, signed ]
>
> I'd like to formally propose the following Policy change to fix the
> "depend on packages with lower dependencies" non-problem.
>
> This does simplify current practice, but unfortunately not Policy itself,
> as adhering to policy shouldn't allow you to break debootstrap. :-P
What I do not understand is, how this affect debootstrap ?
For me priority are purely metadata provided by the override file.
Policy does not require software to use them in anyway, I think.
Cheers,
Bill.
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