Bug#128868: debian-policy: Depends semantics unclear re circular depends

2002-01-14 Thread Peter Moulder
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 11:06:22AM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Peter Moulder wrote: > > The thread begins at > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2001/debian-devel-200112/msg01329.html > > where someone says it would be useful if he could ensure that a &

Bug#128868: debian-policy: Depends semantics unclear re circular depends

2002-01-14 Thread Peter Moulder
[Have cc'd some of the people whose postings are referred to. Since they didn't ask to be cc'd, I've left them out of the Mail-followup-to header; they can follow debian-policy if they're interested in the subject.] On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 06:23:54PM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > According to

Bug#128868: debian-policy: Depends semantics unclear re circular depends

2002-01-12 Thread Peter Moulder
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.5.6.0 Severity: wishlist From section 7.2 `Binary Dependencies' of debian-policy: #`Depends' # This declares an absolute dependency. A package will not be # configured unless all of the packages listed in its `Depends' # field have b