Re: predepends on libc6?
Hi,
>>"Ian" == Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
Ian> Bdale asks:
>> In bug report 15091, Christian Meder suggests to me that I make
>> gzip predepend on libc6. It is not clear to me that this is a good
>> thing to do.
Ian> Christian Meder is right. Packages that are Essential (ie, ones
Ian> without which the packaging system breaks) should use Pre-Depends
Ian> for things that they absolutely must have to support the
Ian> packaging system.
Noted. I'll try to ensure that Deity is also cognizant of this
rule.
manoj
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