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Bug#682347: mark 'editor' virtual package name as obsolete



On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 08:57:33PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 01:16:08AM +0400, Artem Leshchev wrote:
> > Package: debian-policy
> > Severity: wishlist
> > 
> > Virtual package name 'editor' was removed from Authoritative List of Virtual
> > Package Names in 1996 year, but it is used at our days. Maybe we need to add it
> > to section "Old and obsolete virtual package names", which is empty? If yes,
> > we need to file a bug against each package that uses it, so this name will be
> > removed from repository. If no, maybe we need to add it again in the List?
> 
> Hello Artem, 
> As far as I see, no packages Depends/Recommends on "editor", thought there are
> still a number of package that Provides: editor.
> 
> Since the editor virtual package is not defined, bugs should be reported against
> packages that still provides it.

This is the list of packages that 'Provides: editor'

fte-console fte-terminal fte-xwindow
jove 
jupp
le
levee
mg
nano nano-tiny
ne
scite
vigor
vile xvile
vim vim-tiny

Not sure whether it is wortwhile to reort all these bugs.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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