Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 08:27:28PM +0100, Frank K�ster wrote: >> in a package that I maintain (sponsored by a DD), I use a call to >> stat. In sarge, /usr/bin/stat is in coreutils - of course I don't need a >> dependency on that. However, in woody stat was in a separate >> package. Usually packages keep really old versioned dependencies - this >> might be important for upgrades, and it's friendly for backporters. >> >> If coreutils wouldn't be of priority required, I would just add
Thanks Scott - of course I meant Essential:yes, not Priority: required. >> "coreutils | stat" to the dependencies. What should I do in this case? >> Stat was in coreutils from the first time it appeared in Debian, so a >> versioned Depends: wouldn't make any sense (except that it makes lintian >> and linda be quiet...) > > I don't have a sid system at hand, but doesn't coreutils > Provides/Replaces stat? It has Replaces: textutils, shellutils, fileutils, stat, debianutils (<= 2.3.1) Provides: textutils, shellutils, fileutils Conflicts: stat So there's no "Provides" for stat. As far as I understood the policy, Replaces: stat won't satisfy a dependency on stat, will it? TIA, Frank -- Frank K�ster, Biozentrum der Univ. Basel Abt. Biophysikalische Chemie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
