On Wed, 08 Jan 1997 15:42:27 +0100 Gertjan Klein ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> One of my most serious criticisms is the fact that in spite of the > dependencies being known, packages aren't installed in the right order. > If package 1 depends on package 2, then package 2 *must* be installed > *first*. This isn't done; I consider this a bug, that should be > reported. Not a bug. What you describe is pre-dependencies. It's a bit too long to explain here, but you can find all the details in the Debian policy manual. Dpkg does the work right... so far. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]