util-linux 2.27.1-5 source package in Debian

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util-linux (2.27.1-5) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Completely drop (versioned) tzdata dependency (Closes: #817371)
    - the alternative on systemd-sysv causes (pre-)dependency loops which
      dpkg can't handle (see example in #817780)
    - the reason for the dependency in the first place seems to have been
      ensuring /etc/localtime is a real file. Later the use of
      /etc/localtime seems to have been removed (see #660365).
      Thanks to Felipe Sateler for digging this information up.
    - tzdata itself is Priority: required so should always be around in a
      regular install even without any dependency on it. (i.e. unless it has
      explicitly been removed.)

 -- Andreas Henriksson <email address hidden>  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:26:52 +0100