> Hello everyone, > > One quick question: If package A pre-depends on package B, and package > C depends on package A, does package C pre-depend on package B? > > In other words, is pre-depends transitive across regular dependencies?
C ==(Depends)==> A ==(Pre-Depends)==> B As you stated the problem, if package C does not explicitly pre-depend on package B, then in the course of installation of packages A, B and C, the package C can be unpacked even if B is not unpacked nor configured. Only A must wait until B is fully configured in order to be unpacked. Here you can find the policy for these package fields: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html So, no. C does not pre-depend on B unless it is explictly stated in its Pre-depends field. Here is an example: bash ==(Depends)==> base-files ==(Pre-Depends)==> awk. João Luis. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
