On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 03:36:20AM +0800, Thomas Goirand wrote: > My package depends on php5-cli | php4-cli, and it was fine, supporting > backports to Etch and all.
php4-cli is *not* required for etch backports. etch includes php5. > I'm a bit stuck with lintian producing an error, and my package can't be > uploaded. It's a bit silly, as what I wrote as dependency is correct I don't agree that it's correct. Excess ORed dependencies add cruft to the dependency graph of the Debian archive; they're justifiable when they help backports, but this doesn't help backports. > Now, is it fine to add a lintian override only for that problem to be > ignored? Would the release team accept the package? Definitely not. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
