On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 05:24:27PM +0100, Martin Godisch wrote: > On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 16:33:21 +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > > > There is a circular dependency between pachi-data and pachi: > > > Circular dependencies known to cause problems during upgrade, so we > > should try to get rid of them. > > > > Since pachi-data is a data package, it is quite likely it does not need > > actually to depend on pachi and removing this dependency would > > remove the circular dependency, so I would suggest you do so. > > How do you suggest to solve bug #295128 then?
#295128 is not a bug. The user should use aptitude, deborphan, debfoster, etc. It has never been a purpose of the dependency field to force removal of useless packages. The packaging system should not second-guess the users. I suggest to point them to the thread <http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/06/msg02113.html> Cheers, -- Bill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
