On 05/12/2024 16:43, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
Currently e2fsprogs recommends e2fsprogs-l10n. In Debian Policy, it states:This declares a strong, but not absolute, dependency. The Recommends field should list packages that would be found together with this one in all but unusual installations. It seems to me that po translation files are borderline considering it a "strong dependency". Is it really "the most unusual installations"? I wouldn't think so, but I acknowledge my privilege coming from a native English speaker. Given recent discussions about depends vs recommends vs suggests inflation, I'm thinking about down-prioritizing e2fsprogs-l10n from recommends to suggests. Thoughts, comments?
How about adding the translations to the main package e2fsprogs, and let the package 'localepurge' remove them? For people who care about installed size, that package helps to remove undesired translation files. (Although all translations will then be downloaded while installing e2fsprogs)
With kind regards, Roland Clobus
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