على الثلاثاء 6 حزيران 2017 04:42، كتب Jonas Smedegaard: > Quoting Ghislain Vaillant (2017-06-06 10:13:55) >> >> Given this is a Python package, we should not even have to argue about >> package relationships. Setuptools metadata provides install_requires >> and extras_require, the former mapping to Depends, the latter to >> Suggests. Period. >> >> Your typical Python project README would instruct users to install the >> Python package via `pip install`. If one runs `pip install networkx`, >> the graphics dependencies do not get pulled. That alone is enough to >> justify that these dependencies should not go to Recommends. >> >> FYI, I have a similar problem with sympy (#861741), which pulls an >> insane amount of packages via chained Recommends. > > We should certainly continue to align package relations with Debian > Policy - and therefore by extension continue to argue about that as > necessary to evolve Debian Policy: > > Upstream (or other) package relation hints can be a valuable _aid_ in > resolving Debian package relations, but only that: An aid! > > Debian packaging follows Debian Policy - other hints do not. >
Both good points, but upstream is in the best position to decide whether something is a strong-yet-not-absolute-dependency (Recommends) of their software. What Ghislain is saying about Python packages here makes a lot of sense to me. regards Afif -- Afif Elghraoui | عفيف الغراوي http://afif.ghraoui.name
