Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> writes: > lintian complains about dependencies on awk: "awk is a virtual package, > but it is special since it's de facto essential." > > So far as I can see, the highest-priority implementation of awk is mawk, > which is Priority: required but not Essential. What is the basis for > this "de facto essential"?
Package: base-files Essential: yes Priority: required [...] Pre-Depends: awk -- Russ Allbery ([email protected]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
