-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Justin,
A few more comments. > Package: axyl > Version: 2.6.0 > Severity: minor > Tags: patch > > The dependencies for axyl are: > > # Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0, debianutils (>= 1.6), bash (>= 2.0), > php4 | php5, php4-cli | php5-cli, apache (>= 1.3) | apache-perl (>= 1.3) | > apache-ssl (>= 1.3) | apache2, adduser (>= 3.58) > > Quite a lot of this is useless. > > The "debconf | debconf-2.0" part still makes sense, since the > transition to cdebconf is a way off yet. Yes. > Bash version 2.0+ has been in Debian's Essential list since 1997; > the only way this dependency could have any effect is on a mixed > Bo/Lenny system. Likewise for debianutils 1.6, except that in this > case I think it's Hamm rather than Bo. Definitely an old condition which should be updated. > The only Apache present in Lenny/Sid is apache2; likewise, PHP4 has > been removed from Sid, so the switch from "php4" to "php4 | php5" > (see #424782) can now be followed by a switch to plain "php5". As well as standard woody-based servers, there are still numerous packages out there running on etch but which require php4 and will not run on php5. So that means axyl is still being installed/upgraded on systems with apache 1.3 and php4 and I will continue to allow for this, and retain those dependencies for now since it does no harm. Legacy code does indeed have a long tail. > A dependency on adduser is reasonable, but specifying ">= 3.58" is > fairly pointless since that version predates the release of Sarge > (i.e. oldstable). Mixed Woody/Lenny systems are conceivable, but > not officially supported. Yes that is an old condition too and should be removed. So therefore: Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0, php4 | php5, php4-cli| php5-cli, apache (>= 1.3) | apache2, adduser Cheers, Paul. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIaULQtfkpAgkMOyMRAgLZAJ4oM2uvjO9W2FpJB2Z+3ehghWxgFwCgwKTX MN0/jg95ONYpOluvpI7NQeM= =LlDb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
