The description of gcc-3.4-base is: Description: The GNU Compiler Collection (base package) This package contains files common to all languages and libraries contained in the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
and this package doesn't depend on anything. And the contents: vin:~> dpkg -L gcc-3.4-base /. /usr /usr/share /usr/share/doc /usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base /usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base/NEWS.Debian.gz /usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base/TODO.Debian /usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base/copyright /usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base/changelog.gz /usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base/README.Debian.gz /usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base/changelog.Debian.gz What's the point of having a package containing only such non-user doc and why are there packages (e.g. libg2c0) that depend on this package? -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
