Comment 10 for bug 28123

Hello,

After reading the log of #315784 (dpkg: dependencies should ensure md5sum
is present), I wonder why adding a
        Pre-Depends: coreutils (>= ...)
field to dpkg would break (c)debootstrap.

I made a tarball for debootstrap with a modified dpkg and I noticed no
problem.

Goswin, do you remember why you said it would break debootstrap?
I'm keeping Adrian and the (c)debootstrap maintainer CCed.

> <cmot> Ah. So dpkg just pre-depend on the new coreutils?
> <cmot> I'll file a serious bug on dpkg, then (if there isn't one already;
> haven't looked yet).
> <mrvn> cmot: that would suck because it breaks (c)debootstrap

Kind Regards,
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Nekral