Package: pulseaudio Version: 0.9.21-3 If I remember correctly[1], Recommends is meant to be used for packages that would be in Depends except that some unusual configuration omits them[2].
Does pulseaudio require the esound compat module to act as a pulseaudio server in any installation? If so, the package description should explain this. If not, the Recommends should be propagated back to whatever task or package needs it (if any) and converted to Suggests. Thanks for maintaining a pleasant sound stack. Regards, Jonathan [1] unfortunately policy is vague about this: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps [2] For example, the X server used to declare that it Recommends a font server, since a font server was required for X to start, but some rare installations used a remote font server and thus did not require a local one. (Of course, nowadays the font handling is built into xserver-xorg.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
