Bastian Blank <wa...@debian.org> writes: > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:58:09AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Bastian Blank <wa...@debian.org> writes: >> > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 02:18:49AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> >> Here I think we can go one of two ways: >> >> 2) "bootstrap" scripts are only executed after the owners (Pre-)Depends >> >> have been unpacked. This would allow base-files to setup the links based >> >> on available packages and some internal preference list. In this >> >> scenario I think base-files should set up /bin/sh and /usr/bin/awk and >> >> gain a Pre-Depends: system-shell. >> > This will work now. But needs a lot of work to move the system-shell >> > name later to another package. >> Why? To move it the new package would Pre-Depend on system-shell, gain a >> "bootstrap" script and possibly conflict with older base-files. > > I thought about moving the name "system-shell", aka the provides. This > proposal means that base-files needs to know about all packages that > provides the name. Then we can drop the provides alltogether. > > Bastian
Indeed. So option 1 is probably the way to go. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87sjtnhb71.fsf@frosties.localnet