[I'm replying in public, as others may wonder about this too - hope you don't mind]
On Sun, Oct 03, 1999 at 03:37:53 -0700, Seth R Arnold wrote: > If you don't mind my asking, why not suggest the mime-support package? This is per update-mime's documentation. The underlying idea being to make it easier for system administrators to forego MIME registration if they consider it bloat. > It seems that the mime-support would be nicer if packages did suggest it, > else users might never end up installing it.. It's Priority: standard, so it's on all systems where the sysadmin hasn't explicitly removed it. > My one idea why not, is to draw a parallel with menu -- do any packages > suggest, recommend, or depend on menu? The menu documentation says: : Please, do not make your package _depend_ on the menu package! The : preferred way of telling dpkg that your wm can cooperate with menu is: : : Suggests: menu (>1.5) : : Please only consider using "depends" if you feel providing reasonable : defaults for systems without menu will make life very difficult for : you. Personally, I think having menu and mime-support Priority: standard and not having dependencies on them (unless really needed) is the nicest way of handling this. Ray -- PATRIOTISM A great British writer once said that if he had to choose between betraying his country and betraying a friend he hoped he would have the decency to betray his country. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
