On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Santiago Vila wrote: > On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 06:37:33PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > > Well, apparently the ftp.debian.org maintainers disagree. > > > > > > In slink, the info package is important, but depends on ncurses3.4 which > > > is optional. > > > > info should be recompiled. =p > > Yes, but the dependency of slink's info on slink's ncurses3.4 is "right" > in the sense that the dependency found in the control file matches the > real dependency of the info binary inside the info.deb package in slink > (i.e. info dependency in slink is the one it is). > > Please note that policy says: > > Packages may not depend on packages with lower priority values. If > this should happen, one of the priority values will have to be > adapted. > > It does not say "... or alternatively the package should be recompiled". > > If we are going to allow ncurses3.4 to be optional in slink, we > should amend policy first.
However, clearly a new upload would solve the problem, no? Or do you claim that because policy does not specifically mention that possibility that a new upload would solve the problem, it is actually *wrong* to upload a new version? Of course, Brian probably won't allow a new upload. It's up to Brian to decide whether this problem is release-critical or not. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
