From: Daniel M. <dm...@ne...> - 2005-06-14 12:57:35
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Modified Files: packaging.en.xml Log Message: No implicit dependencies on Essential packages. Index: packaging.en.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/packaging/packaging.en.xml,v --- packaging.en.xml 8 Jun 2005 06:45:57 -0000 1.63 +++ packaging.en.xml 14 Jun 2005 12:51:41 -0000 1.64 @@ -1590,6 +1590,10 @@ cannot have a <code>Depends</code> that indicates that either one will suffice. </p> +<p> +In the past, non-essential packages implicitly depended on the +essential ones; this is no longer true. +</p> </itemd></item> <item><itemt>BuildDepends</itemt> @@ -1691,10 +1695,11 @@ <itemd> <p> A boolean value that denotes essential packages. Essential -packages are installed as part of the bootstrap process. All -non-essential packages implicitly depend on the essential ones. dpkg +packages are installed as part of the bootstrap process. <code>dpkg</code> will refuse to remove essential packages from the system unless special flags are used to override this. +In the past, non-essential packages implicitly depended on the +essential ones; this is no longer true. </p> </itemd></item> |