Bug#212028: apt-cache uses "dependency" backards

2003-09-21 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Daniel B. wrote: > Per the The American Heritage Dictionary (via > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dependency), a dependency > is: > ... > 2. Something dependent or subordinate. > ... > > That is, if A depends on B, A is a dependency of B. (B is not a

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2003-09-21 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#212028: apt-cache uses "dependency" backards

2003-09-21 Thread Daniel B.
Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > reassign 212028 general > thanks > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 03:36:03PM -0400, Daniel B. wrote: > > > apt-cache and its manual page uses the word "dependency" backwards. > > This error makes the documentation hard to understand. > > apt's documentation is consistent wi