* Holger Levsen [2011-02-28 16:05 +0100]: > piuparts in master-slave mode currently cannot test packages which first > alternate depends is not available in main, ie the secvpn package depends > on "adduser, bc, ssh, ppp, timeout | coreutils (>= 7.5-1), sudo" and timeout > is only available in lenny and etch, thus piuparts cannot test secvpn in > squeeze, wheezy and sid. That's a bug in piuparts. > > Another popular example is a depends on "apache | apache2"...
Martin Pitt implemented a script[1] that tests for a similar package relationship problem in Ubuntu main[2]: | All build and binary dependencies (including Recommends:) must be | satisfyable in main (i. e. the preferred alternative must be in main). > But, anyway, I believe that the first depends of an alternate depends relation > should be available in main and propose to file bugs about this. > > Do you agree this warrants a mass bug filing? I couldn't find this written out > in policy ... If the is a consensus, it could be added to the developer's reference or the policy. Regards Carsten [1] http://www.piware.de/2011/01/new-tool-to-check-support-status-of-dependencies/ [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMainInclusionRequirements -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110303142813.gb29...@furrball.stateful.de
