On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:21:32AM +0100, Thomas Hood wrote: > Steve Langasek wrote: > > Given that python-minimal is Essential: yes in Ubuntu, the *only* > > use for this package in Debian (given that there would be no > > packages in the wild that depend on it -- the definition of Essential > > is that you don't need to depend on it) is if we make it Essential: yes > > as well. > > I don't see why. If python-minimal were included in Debian then some > packages that currently Depend on python could (if their needs are > minimal) Depend on python-minimal instead. This would be an improvement,
This is something that Python upstream explicitly does not want; the only reason for creating python-minimal was so that it could be Essential: yes, not to support stripped-down Python installations. -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
