On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:54:27PM +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: > Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> $ apt-cache show lsb-release | grep Rec > >> Recommends: lsb, apt > >> $ apt-cache show lsb | grep Dep > >> Depends: lsb-core, lsb-graphics, lsb-cxx, lsb-desktop, lsb-qt4 > >> $ > >> That makes for some rather hefty packages pulled in via this Recommends > >> line. > > I see. I had the impression that there is a consensus that our tools > > should install Recommends by default in lenny. If that is the only bug > > that really causes a problem in this respect, why not increase it's > > severity? Chris, what do you think about it? > I think this example shows that installing Recommends by default alone > is hardly a solution which serves the majority of users. I disagree. I think what it shows is that currently, Debian policy's description of the 'Recommends' field is not very well adhered to by existing packages. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
