# Required packages by distro ... these are ones that must be installed.
# If there is a match to a pattern in unavailable or in skip, the
# package must be installed (so requires takes precedence).
#
# >= 3 fields per line (separated by while space)
# Field 1	- Distro name, as reported by whatami
# Field 2	- Distro version, as reported by whatami, - for all versions
# 		  (an alias for .*)
# Field 3	- Distro architecture, - for all architectures (alias for .*)
# Field 4 .. N	- packages that should be skipped
#
# grep(1) patterns allowed in all Fields.
#
# Comments prefixed by #
#
#Distro      Version  Arch    Required Packages
#
# Note:
# 	As of Aug 2026 this file has been effectively retired and
# 	all "required" packages are captured in the manifest and
# 	from there promoted into the platform-specific packing
# 	list files in ../packing-lists
# 	- Ken
