Hi, not sure if this already has been answered/addressed...
On Tuesday 11 March 2008 12:08, Andreas Tille wrote:
> 1. Lintian:
> $ lintian -i education-desktop-other_0.828_i386.deb
> E: education-desktop-other: depends-on-x-metapackage recommends: xorg
> N:
> N: Packages that are not themselves metapackages must not depend on
> X N: Window System metapackages.
> N:
> N: The metapackages xorg, xorg-dev, x-window-system,
> x-window-system-dev, N: and x-window-system-core exist only for the
> benefit of users and N: dependencies for other metapackages and should
> not be used in regular N: package dependencies.
> N:
>
> --> Whoever inserted this dependency should fix this.
I dont see a problem. education-desktop-other is a metapackage and thus can
depend on the xorg metapackages. IMO a lintian overwrite is in order.
> Congratulations - you reached the end of this mail. I would be
> really happy if I would not have consumed all your spare time and
> you are able to comment on this. :)
I havent commented on #3 and #4 - but I assume there are still questions left.
I'd suggest we hold a session in Extremadura early (ie on day one) to discuss
this ?!
regards,
Holger
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