On Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Jim Pick wrote:
> > Christian Schwarz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > a) place dpkg-perl into "base" and tag it "Essential"
>
> That seems OK to me. If dpkg and perl are essential, dpkg-perl
> might as well be.
But `perl' isn't essential. It isn't even required. Its
priority is just `important' (at least version 5.004.02-1).
> > > d) keep everything as it is now (i.e. use "dpkg -l")
What about checking for the existence of
`/var/lib/dpkg/info/package.list'? If a package is installed, it
should exist. And it's certainly faster than `dpkg -l'.
--
Juan Cespedes
