how about 'apt-cache policy <package>' On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 22:43, William Hopkins <we.hopk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Listers, looking for a little community input: > > What is the best way to get answers on Debian policy questions? I have had > some > issues I'd like to get a policy answer on or possibly provide input (aka, my > $0.02) for. > > If you're curious, the issue I've been having is regarding package > dependencies. Some packages seem to have extraneous dependencies outside of > what is strictly required (package build tools will tell you what is strictly > required). Packages being depended on are e.g. dbus, gconf, etc. > > Even with equivs I can't always manage to install packages without getting the > dependency because of things like preinst/postinst scripts. I submit bug > reports > (sev. wishlist) for the dependency to be on the appropriate _library_ only > but > get no response. > > Thanks for your help! > > -- > Liam >
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