Bug#703057: missing Depends/Recommends on hostname

[Sven Joachim]

On 2013-03-14 07:46 +0100, Steinar H. Gunderson wrote:

> Package: devscripts
> Version: 2.12.6
> Severity: normal
>
> grep-excuses needs a Depends or Recommends on the “hostname” package to pick up
> /usr/bin/hostname:

No, it does not because the hostname package is Essential.  How come you
don't have the hostname program (it's in /bin, not /usr/bin) in your
PATH?

Cheers,
       Sven