On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 04:57:58PM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote: > On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 05:21:51PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > > `Depends' > > This declares an absolute dependency. A package will not be > > configured unless all of the packages listed in its `Depends' > > field have been correctly configured. > > This phrasing is obviously wrong as you can install packages with > circular dependencies. This phrasing say exactly what Pre-Depends is. > > Depends should be described as follows: > > `Depends' > This declares an absolute dependency. A package will not be > configured unless all of the packages listed in its `Depends' > field have been correctly unpacked.
This is incorrect. Depends is as described in policy, with the addition that dpkg will arbitrarily break loops. For the meaning of Pre-Depends, see policy. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
