Andy wrote: > >On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 12:28:46PM +0000, Matthew Lear wrote: >> Should I raise this as a bug against linux-base? It seems reasonable. If >> not, which package would be appropriate? > >I think it's reasonable to ask the maintainers of linux-base (by way of >a bug report) if there should be an explicit dependency there, but >perl-base is of "required" priority so it's normally expected to be >there. > >I am not sure what Debian policy is in this regard â perhaps someone >more knowledgeable will chime in â but possibly packages are not >expected to declare such dependencies and you may be told that you are >doing something out of the ordinary (wontfix/notabug).
Exactly. Priority: required packages are deliberately left out of explicit dependencies, that's the whole point. Matthew: if you're doing a custom chroot you need to be aware of this. It's up to you to install the minimum dependencies. Check the behaviour of debootstrap for examples here. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I...
