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Re: dpkg unpack vs. configure

On 30 Dec 1996, Guy Maor wrote:

maor >Christoph Lameter <clameter@waterf.org> writes:
maor >
maor >> package. There are no real circular dependencies meaning
maor >> 
maor >> 1. Package A needs package B to work
maor >> 
maor >> 2. Package B needs package A to work.
maor >> 
maor >> If that would be the case then both packages need to be made one right?
maor >
maor >What if `A' were a virtual package?

I have never seen a virtual package depending on something.
Where would you specify dependencies for a virtual package?
Perhaps I am not aware of everything dpkg can do?

maor >1. A needs B or C.
maor >2. B needs A.
maor >3. C needs A.
maor >
maor >> Would we still need predependencies in that scenario?
maor >
maor >Yes, for libc6.

Why would libc6 need predependencies if you have a working base system
guaranteed with immediate package configuration?

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