On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 08:25:19PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > Ah, seems you've implemented your option (d) already. Good. > > Frank Gevaerts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Depends: ttf-freefonts | ttf-larabie-straight, ttf-freefonts | ttf-larabie-deco > > > > That is indeed the same thing. This means my original requirement is not > > entirely what I want either. What I mean is "ttf-freefont is sufficient. > > If you want the better-looking fonts, you need both > > ttf-larabie-straight and ttf-larabie-deco" > > Which is adequately represented by the above line. If the user has > nothing, hu must either install -freefonts or both larabie packages to > satisfy it. I think apt and friends will prefer ttf-freefonts when > asked to fulfill the dependency by themselves. An interesting question > is that the tools do when one larabie package is installed.
I didn't try. I decided to go for a Suggests: line of the larabie fonts. > > By the way, is it even allowed by policy to do this ? section 2.1.2 > > says: must not require a package outside of main for compilation or execution > > (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends", "Recommends", or > > "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-main package. > > Does this allow a Depends on (free|non-free) ? > > If not a lot of packages are in violation. For example some packages > depend on "some-free-java-impementation | java-virtual-machine". j-v-m > is also satisfied by non-free packages. It's probably ok then. I guess that as long as the first option is in main, there is no problem. Frank > > -- > Robbe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
