* Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org> [181026 10:45]: > On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 09:24:17AM -0400, Marvin Renich wrote: > > Using Depends instead of Recommends actually _prevents_ the admin from > > being able to choose. > > you know about the equivs package, do you?
Sure. But that requires the admin to build a package and deal with version number issues related to that package. E.g. A Depends: B, then later, A Depends: B and A Breaks: B < someversion. The admin simply wants to not install B and not have to worry about it. equivs used in this way is simply a much less convenient workaround to an incorrect dependency. ...Marvin
