Package: python-flup Version: 1.0.2-2 Severity: normal python-flup declares a "Recommends" dependency on python-webpy. according to policy,
Recommends
This declares a strong, but not absolute, dependency.
The Recommends field should list packages that would be found
together with this one in all but unusual installations.
i can't think of a particularly good reason that python-flup would
declare a dependency on python-webpy (or, indeed, any of the other
numerous python web frameworks packaged in debian), or that python-webpy
would be found in "all but unusual installations" of python-flup.
with apt defaulting to installing Recommended packages, this results in
a somewhat long list of extra packages installed that aren't really
necessary.
compare:
root@role3:~# apt-get install python-flup
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libgcrypt11 libgnutls26 libgpg-error0 libldap-2.4-2 libpq5 libsasl2-2
libsasl2-modules
libtasn1-3 python-central python-cheetah python-egenix-mxdatetime
python-egenix-mxtools
python-psycopg2 python-support python-webpy
Suggested packages:
rng-tools gnutls-bin libsasl2-modules-otp libsasl2-modules-ldap
libsasl2-modules-sql
libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal python-markdown
python-pygments
python-memcache python-egenix-mxdatetime-dbg python-egenix-mxdatetime-doc
python-egenix-mxtools-dbg python-egenix-mxtools-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libgcrypt11 libgnutls26 libgpg-error0 libldap-2.4-2 libpq5 libsasl2-2
libsasl2-modules
libtasn1-3 python-central python-cheetah python-egenix-mxdatetime
python-egenix-mxtools
python-flup python-psycopg2 python-support python-webpy
0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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vs.
root@role3:~# apt-get --no-install-recommends install python-flup
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
python-support
Recommended packages:
python-webpy
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python-flup python-support
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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