Bug#887917: should not depend on initramfs-tools
Ritesh Raj Sarraf
rrs at debian.org
Sat Feb 10 16:08:48 UTC 2018
On Sat, 2018-02-10 at 21:24 +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> I remember some of the discussion form Debconf in Heidelberg about
> Dracut's acceptance being low. Ofcourse, unless we embrace it, no
> one's
> gonna use.
>
> I've extended the dependency. Hopefully, the integration will be
> smooth.
lintian gave me a sensible recommendation, so I've used it accordingly
adding: Depends: initramfs-tools | linux-initramfs-tool
W: multipath-tools-boot: virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-
depends depends: linux-initramfs-tool
N:
N: The package declares a depends on a virtual package without
listing a
N: real package as an alternative first.
N:
N: If this package could ever be a build dependency, it should list
a real
N: package as the first alternative to any virtual package in its
Depends.
N: Otherwise, the build daemons will not be able to provide a
consistent
N: build environment.
N:
N: If it will never be a build dependency, this isn't necessary, but
you
N: may want to consider doing so anyway if there is a real package
N: providing that virtual package that most users will want to use.
N:
N: Severity: normal, Certainty: possible
N:
N: Check: fields, Type: binary, udeb, source
N:
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Ritesh Raj Sarraf | http://people.debian.org/~rrs
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