Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Frank Kster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) schrieb: Andreas Metzler wrote: Frank Küster wrote: If coreutils wouldn't be of priority required, I would just add coreutils | stat to the dependencies. What should I do in this case? Stat was in coreutils from the first time it appeared in Debian, so a

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Eike Sauer
Am Sonntag, 2. November 2003 20:56 schrieb Scott James Remnant: You are not required to list dependencies on 'Essential' packages (those marked Essential: yes). But you ar not required doesn't mean you are not allowed. So what would be wrong with depending on coreutils | stat? Ciao,

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 01:54:17PM +0100, Eike Sauer wrote: [...] BTW: Since I posted to this ML (and debian-devel), I get more mail worms than my mailbox at my ISP can hold. Strange for linux developer MLs... The MLs are mirrored to usenet, and recent worms (Swen) search the local mailfolders

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Frank Kster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eike Sauer) schrieb: Am Sonntag, 2. November 2003 20:56 schrieb Scott James Remnant: You are not required to list dependencies on 'Essential' packages (those marked Essential: yes). But you ar not required doesn't mean you are not allowed. So what would be wrong with

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Scott James Remnant
On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 10:55, Eike Sauer wrote: Am Sonntag, 2. November 2003 20:56 schrieb Scott James Remnant: You are not required to list dependencies on 'Essential' packages (those marked Essential: yes). But you ar not required doesn't mean you are not allowed. So what would be wrong

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Frank Küster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) schrieb: Andreas Metzler wrote: Frank Küster wrote: If coreutils wouldn't be of priority required, I would just add coreutils | stat to the dependencies. What should I do in this case? Stat was in coreutils from the first time it appeared in Debian, so a

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Eike Sauer
Am Sonntag, 2. November 2003 20:56 schrieb Scott James Remnant: You are not required to list dependencies on 'Essential' packages (those marked Essential: yes). But you ar not required doesn't mean you are not allowed. So what would be wrong with depending on coreutils | stat? Ciao,

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 01:54:17PM +0100, Eike Sauer wrote: [...] BTW: Since I posted to this ML (and debian-devel), I get more mail worms than my mailbox at my ISP can hold. Strange for linux developer MLs... The MLs are mirrored to usenet, and recent worms (Swen) search the local mailfolders

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Frank Küster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eike Sauer) schrieb: Am Sonntag, 2. November 2003 20:56 schrieb Scott James Remnant: You are not required to list dependencies on 'Essential' packages (those marked Essential: yes). But you ar not required doesn't mean you are not allowed. So what would be wrong with

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-04 Thread Scott James Remnant
On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 10:55, Eike Sauer wrote: Am Sonntag, 2. November 2003 20:56 schrieb Scott James Remnant: You are not required to list dependencies on 'Essential' packages (those marked Essential: yes). But you ar not required doesn't mean you are not allowed. So what would be wrong

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-03 Thread Frank Kster
Andreas Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 08:27:28PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-03 Thread Bob Proulx
Andreas Metzler wrote: Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in a separate package. Usually packages keep really old

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-03 Thread Frank Küster
Andreas Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 08:27:28PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-03 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 10:26:24AM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: Andreas Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 08:27:28PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-03 Thread Bob Proulx
Andreas Metzler wrote: Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in a separate package. Usually packages keep really old

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-02 Thread Scott James Remnant
On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 19:27, Frank Kster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. *snip* If coreutils wouldn't be of priority required, (Policy 3.5). You are required

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-02 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 08:27:28PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in a separate package. Usually packages keep

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-02 Thread Scott James Remnant
On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 19:27, Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. *snip* If coreutils wouldn't be of priority required, (Policy 3.5). You are

Re: Problem with dependency declaration

2003-11-02 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 08:27:28PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in a separate package. Usually packages keep