[DEP-BLOAT] 'cracklib' requires 'python'

Patrice Dumas pertusus at free.fr
Mon Aug 21 10:03:42 UTC 2006


On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 12:00:58PM +0200, Enrico Scholz wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> the 'cracklib' package contains a python module (adding a 'python' dep)
> which is not needed for its core functionality. Because 'cracklib' is
> required by 'pam', 'python' will be added to every installation although
> python functionality might be not required.

The static library, .so and header should move to a -devel package too.

--
Pat




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