On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Russ Allbery wrote: > This is the bug concerning the wording in current Policy 2.2.1: > > In addition, the packages in main > > * 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), > > There are two separate issues here. One is the question of what to do > about non-default alternatives (like Depends: unrar-free | unrar). The > other is that this is not a complete list of relevant fields. > > The second problem is, so far as I can tell, informative and completely > non-controversial, so rather than have it blocked by the first problem, > I've gone ahead and committed the following patch: > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 79281e9..c1ff4b4 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ > <item> > must not require or recommend a package outside > of <em>main</em> for compilation or execution (thus, the > - package must not declare a "Depends", "Recommends", or > - "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-<em>main</em> > - package), > + package must not declare a "Pre-Depends", "Depends", > + "Recommends", "Build-Depends", or "Build-Depends-Indep" > + relationship on a non-<em>main</em> package), > </item> > <item> > must not be so buggy that we refuse to support them,
This is a bit off-topic for the bug report, but while you're thinking about rewording this section, it may be prescient to consider non-explicit dependencies. For example, the getweb script in foo2jzs fetches non-free firmware files, yet seems to be currently permissible in main given the current policy wording since there is no "Depends or Recommends: <external firmware files>" anywhere in the control file. Anyway, something worth considering. Perhaps this topic itself would be better to start as a new bug report? Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CANTw=mo7eccvwa6xr1te4ahhvybczbrcoqqt1zcgnfvxmmb...@mail.gmail.com
