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,
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Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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