Debian Bug report logs - #570970
gpm: missing dependency to mktemp

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gabor Laszlo <gabor.laszlo@vus.de>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: gpm: missing dependency to mktemp

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:19:14 +0100

Package: gpm
Version: 1.20.4-3.1
Severity: normal

gpm expects mktemp but doesn't actually list it as a dependency.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.4
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.20.3-Christian
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gpm depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]       1.5.24       Debian configuration
management sy
ii  debianutils                 2.30         Miscellaneous utilities
specific t
ii  libc6                       2.7-18lenny2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgpm2                     1.20.4-3.1   General Purpose Mouse -
shared lib
ii  lsb-base                    3.2-20       Linux Standard Base 3.2
init scrip
ii  ucf                         3.0016       Update Configuration File:
preserv

gpm recommends no packages.

gpm suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
* gpm/responsiveness:
* gpm/repeat_type: ms3
* gpm/append:
* gpm/restart: false
* gpm/sample_rate:
* gpm/device: /dev/input/mice
* gpm/restart_default: false
* gpm/type: ps2

-- 
Gabor Laszlo

+49 89 12108-56
gabor.laszlo@vus.de

Message #10 received at 570970@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jason Cormie <jason@wormwood666.demon.co.uk>

To: 570970@bugs.debian.org

Subject: [gpm] mktemp is now in coreutils which is essential

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:31:53 +0000

Package: gpm
Version: 1.20.4-3.3

--- Please enter the report below this line. ---

mktemp is now part of coreutils.
coreutils is an "Essential" package
According to debian policy, essential packages don't need listed unless their 
is a specific version dependency.

http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-binary.html#s3.5

I think this bug can be closed


--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64

Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  900 testing         ftp.debian.org
  850 unstable        ftp.debian.org
  800 stable          www.debian-multimedia.org
  800 stable          security.debian.org
  800 stable          ftp.debian.org
  700 experimental    ftp.debian.org

--- Package information. ---
Depends             (Version) | Installed
=============================-+-=============
libc6                (>= 2.7) | 2.11.2-7
libgpm2           (>= 1.20.4) | 1.20.4-3.3
debconf             (>= 0.5)  | 1.5.36
 OR debconf-2.0               |
dpkg             (>= 1.15.4)  | 1.15.8.5
 OR install-info              | 4.13a.dfsg.1-6
debianutils          (>= 1.7) | 3.4
ucf                 (>= 0.28) | 3.0025+nmu1
lsb-base                      | 3.2-23.1


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