Anthony Towns writes: > On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 09:45:29PM -0500, Eric Cooper wrote: > > I saw today that the python-minimal package in unstable is tagged as > > Essential (and currently pulls in python2.3). According to policy, > > this is supposed to happen only after discussion on debian-devel and > > consensus is reached, but I couldn't find that discussion in the list > > archives. > > Joerg approved it at 09:50:15 2006/01/15, after Doko uploaded a > new python-defaults package (-4). I've no idea why he accepted it as > Priority:required and Essential:yes, and given that python-minimal isn't > any different to regular python (though presumably will be if we ever > switch to python2.4), I can't see why it was uploaded at this point. > > The -5 upload removed the Essential:yes tag, and lowered the priority to > standard (apparently due to apt automatically installing Essential:yes > packages and thus screwing up people who've pinned stable or testing, > see #348354, and #348319), but since the override was already set at > required, that's what the Priority: field still shows.
yes, that was a merge error on my side, fixed in -5. > Maybe Doko's been paying attention to all the folks saying Ubuntu > should contribute back more? no need to spoil the lists with foul language Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
