Re: iproute

[Josip Rodin <joy@entuzijast.net>]

On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 03:02:50AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > I noticed that the iproute package is priority optional. Aren't we
> > supposed to be transitioning to the ip tool and away from
> > ifconfig/route? We obviously won't do this for etch, but I was thinking
> > maybe increasing the priority to ensure that etch systems have it
> > installed would help transitioning in the lenny timeframe.
> 
> I don't think package priorities should be used to encourage testing; the
> package priority should be raised when iproute as a package is a suitable
> replacement for ifconfig in the Debian system.  And I don't think iproute is
> effectively "important" today the way net-tools is, either from the user
> viewpoint or as a dependency of other tools that warrant prio: important.

It could be priority: standard, though.

Its only dependency from outside the base system is libatm1, AFAIR.

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