On Sun, Jun 16, 2002 at 02:12:10PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit:
> > On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 12:56:38PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> > > I've pondered with the code a bit, and I think this is an overkill to
> > > require aptitude in base.
> > By having base-config Depend: on it, or download it in the normal course
> > of events, you're effectively putting it in base.
> debootstrap is currently a fragile piece of software,

Certainly; I'm expecting it to become a chunk less fragile (especially wrt
the contents of base) over the course of the next release, though.

> Debian base doesn't really need aptitude,
> a Debian installation requires one.

If a Debian installation requires aptitude, then it should be in
base. That's basically the definition of "base".

Cheers,
aj

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