Package: debian-policy Version: 2.4.1.2 From: Keita Maehara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Dependency issue of the manpages Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 11:54:47 +0900
> I'm a maintainer of the package manpages-ja and I've received a bug > report which says "manpages-ja depends on man-db. It should suggest > man-browser instead". But man-browser is not in the > virtual-package-names-list. So I've checked the dependency of the > manpages: > > man-db Provides: man-browser > manpages Suggests: man-browser > manpages-dev Suggests: man-browser > manpages-de Suggests: man > manpages-de-dev Suggests: man > manpages-es Suggests: man-browser > manpages-fr Depends : man-db | man > manpages-ko Suggests: man-browser > manpages-it Suggests: man-browser > manpages-ja Depends : man-db > > Then it seems apropriate that: > > 1. man-browser should go into the virtual-package-names-list. > 2. manpages-de and manpages-de-dev should suggest man-browser. > 3. manpages-fr should suggest (not depend) man-browser. > 4. manpages-ja should suggest (not depend) man-browser. > > Is this right? There was no reply to this, but it seems 1. is a bug of virtual-package-names-list.text.gz in debian-policy. When it is fixed, I'll submit bug reports for 2. and 3. ---- Keita Maehara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Key fingerprint = 82 37 2F 1E 06 ED C4 37 1E E2 C2 96 22 B8 B3 F1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
