I have the same issue with my application. I second this. Britton Kerin __ GNU GPL: "The Source will be with you... always."
On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, David B Harris wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.5.6.0 > Severity: wishlist > > (I'm subscribed to [EMAIL PROTECTED], no need to CC: me; As posted to > debian-devel@lists.debian.org): > > Hey ho :) I recently started maintaining the package gqmpeg, which was > orphaned by Takuo KITAME. > > Looking it over, one thing strikes me as particularily ugly. > Specifically: > > [ [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ~ ]$ acs gqmpeg | grep Recommends: > Recommends: xmixer | gnome-media | gom-x | gamix | mixer.app | kmix | > aumix-gtk | wmmixer | asmixer > > Not only is that ugly and difficult to maintain, it might not even be a > complete list. It will be unpleasant confirming the latter, especially. > So, in accordance with virtual-package-names-list.txt, I'm starting out > by sending this letter to debian-devel@lists.debian.org (to which I am > of course subscribed ;), and suggesting the creation of two new virtual > packages, which I believe should be in the "Graphics and Multimedia" > section of the list, though that has no relevance to packaging itself. > > mixer: Utility to control the input and output levels of a sound card. > Either a command-line interface or a text/console interface is required. > mixer-x: Utility to control the input and output levels of a sound card. > An X11-based interface is required. > > Myself and a few others discussed the idea of just using "mixer" and > "mixer-gui", instead of "mixer-x". But, at least for gqmpeg, if the > package is going to have a relationship on a GUI mixer, it should be > able to declare that relationship with a specific environment. In > gqmpeg's case, X11. Using mixer-gui is too broad; at least with mixer-x > we leave room for mixer-fb, mixer-berlin, etc.. > > I'll be filing the wishlist bug against debian-policy as soon as this > email is off. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
