severity 691937 wishlist
tag 691937 + wontfix
thanks
On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 12:07:08AM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> Justification: Policy 2.2.1 The main archive area
[...]
>
> Note: This is not RC bug for wheezy per release policy
> http://release.debian.org/wheezy/rc_policy.txt
Ah, and nevertheless you are filing this as a RC bug? No way.
Packages in main cannot require any software outside of main
for execution or compilation.
"Recommends:" lines do not count as requirements.
> = Problem =
> Package libreoffice depends on ttf-mscorefonts-installer in contrib
> ttf-liberation | ttf-mscorefonts-installer
And note that the first alternative is in main.
> Also libreoffice depends on some non-existing (some of them
> contrib/non-free?) packages in:
> default-jre | gcj-jre | java-gcj-compat | openjdk-6-jre | openjdk-7-jre |
> sun-java5-jre | sun-java6-jre | java5-runtime | jre
> At least sun-java5-jre | sun-java6-jre does not sound FREE software.
Which is why it depends on default-jre | gcj-jre | java-gcj-compat |
openjdk-6-jre | openjdk-7-jre first.
But people want top use it with Sun JRE..
> Listing contrib package in Depends field is clear violation of Debian
> Policy text and deserves serious bug.
Nonsense.
Regards,
Rene
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