Re: Who declares optional packages extra?
On 10794 March 1977, Richard B. Kreckel wrote:
>> libginac1.3c2a-dbg_1.3.5-1_i386.deb: package says priority is
>> optional, override says extra.
> Last time I uploaded that package (then
> libginac1.3c2a-dbg_1.3.4-1_i386.deb) it was optional. (I've just checked
> the old upload file.) Did it really spontaneously become extra? If so,
> why?
> Also, I'm slightly worried about the 6 non-depending packages made
> uninstallable on arm, according to
> <http://bjorn.haxx.se/debian/testing.pl?package=ginac>. Is this just
> bogus or what?
Its the -dbg thats extra. A debug package cant be optional, its extra,
as a normal user sure doesnt want it, its for some special use.
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bye Joerg
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