Santiago Vila writes ("Re: need input: essential packages and pre-depends"): ... > For example, if diff is essential, it should Pre-Depends on libc6, because > otherwise maintainer scripts which use it would fail. Right?
Yes. But if diff3 uses a different library, that wouldn't need a Pre-Depends. (We should document what commands/features you may use from from an Essential package.) Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]