* Florian Weimer [Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:26:30 +0100]: > * Luca Capello:
> > I'm in the process of debianize some CL software [1] and I've the same > > problem as bug #328423: some extra features of the package needs other > > packages to be installed, so I don't know if the package should use > > Suggests or Recommends. > Use Recommends: if the functionality added by the recommended package > is not too obscure and it's in the same section. Suggests: is mainly > a way to bypass the same-section restriction in the policy. No, not really. There are lots of legitimate use-cases for suggests, specially if we are trying to encourage the "install recommends by default" as a default (and sane for normal users) behavior. Also, just FYI, from http://release.debian.org/etch_rc_policy.txt: 2. Dependencies Packages in main cannot require any software outside of main for execution or compilation. "Recommends:" lines do not count as requirements. Not that I agree, but that's what it says at the moment. -- Adeodato Simó EM: asp16 [ykwim] alu.ua.es | PK: DA6AE621 In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is in conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life; and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice. -- Michel de Montaigne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
