On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 11:30:39PM +0100, Frank Gevaerts wrote: > On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 08:25:19PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: [ how to satisfy the dependencies of the fonts ] > 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.
As long as the virtual package is not also a real package, that's fine. For example, tkpgp Depends: gnupg | pgp. But pgp is a virtual package provided by the non-free package pgp and the free package pgpgpg. Therefore, tkpgp (which is excellent, and I highly recommend), is in contrib. But if j-v-m is an actual package that Depends: kaffe | sablevm | jre1.4, then that would be forbidden, because j-v-m must go in contrib and so must the package depending on it. > It's probably ok then. I guess that as long as the first option is in > main, there is no problem. I don't think that's ok. See for example the list of packages in main depending on non-main packages[0] and specifically digitaldj. digitaldj Depends: maplay3 | mpg123 | amp; the former is free, and the latter two are non-free. IMHO, you should Depends: ttf-freefont and Suggests: ttf-larabie-*. Then, if the Larabie fonts are there, you can use them, otherwise use ttf-freefont. [0] <http://qa.debian.org/debcheck.php?dist=sid&list=withinmain&arch=ANY> [1] <http://qa.debian.org/debcheck.php?dist=sid&package=digitaldj> -- Brian M. Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0x560553e7 "Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all." --Douglas Adams
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