* Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001216 16:16]: > > If I am not mistaken to precedence, the use precedes policy. Email the > > maintainers, and ask them to include the Provides: line. :) > > You are mistaken. > /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/virtual-package-names-list.text.gz says: > > > <-- snip --> > > Packages MUST NOT use virtual package names (except privately, amongst > a cooperating group of packages) unless they have been agreed upon and > appear in this list.
Hmm. That part right there seems to say to me that the packages cooperate and can use virtual package names. (I thought for sure I was practically quoting someone from debian-policy. Of course, now I am having trouble finding it in the archives.) -- ``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all really impressed down here, I can tell you.''
