Bug#722506: libmoox-types-mooselike-numeric-perl: circular dependency hell

[Bill Allombert]

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 12:46:56AM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:59:18 +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> 
> > There is a circular dependency between libmoox-types-mooselike-numeric-perl,
> > libmoox-types-mooselike-perl and libmoox-types-setobject-perl:
> [..]
> > Complex circular dependencies are known to cause problems during upgrade, so we
> > should try to get rid of them.
> 
> Could you please explain what problems these dependencies cause in
> practice?

See
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/06/msg02111.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/11/msg01101.html

Beside, having three distinct packages that users are required to install
together anyway bloats the Package file without any benefit.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe at debian.org>

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