libc6/locales dependency problem

[Jon Denardis <docboy@tznet.com>]

Package: libc6
Version: 2.0.7.19981

When in dselect if one selects locales for removal(using -) libc6 fails
its dependency and all packages are selected for removal by dselect, as
a result locales cannot be uninstalled via dselect without risk of
SERIOUSLY breaking a system.

NOTE: dpkg --purge locales works fine

I suggest that libc6's dependency on locales be changed or locales be
moved from admin to base(no idea why one would want to do this
however...)

I'm using debian 2.1 slink, kernel 2.0.36 and the libc6 versin is above.

-D