On Mon, Feb 16, 1998 at 01:10:58PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > > Package mawk, which provides awk, is required. If base files > depends on awk, it wold also be essential. I think rather than > filing about 1700 bug reports against packages that use awk, > base-files package should again depend on awk. packages should not > have to declare dependencies on awk, sed, and grep. > > This is the only way currently to make a virtual package > essential: by having an essential package depend on it. > > Should I file a bug against base-files for gratituously > removing the awk dependency and causing major breakage of the hamm > release? > > manoj
No. The maintainer was following policy when he removed the dependency on awk. He attempted to discuss making awk an essential package, and no one responded. Adam Klein
