On Tue, 12 May 2020 15:55:58 +0200 Markus Schaaf <[email protected]> wrote:
> > It's not really clear to me when to optdepend. > > Comments welcome. My idea is to use optdepends for things the user may > want, but it's not obvious how to make them work, like a glue-library > the application needs to use another facility, e.g. gpgme to use gpg, > or ghostscript to produce PDF. I always ask myself: Is the dep not required for the core functionality of the package, as in: Are there users that could use this package without it? If so, add it as optdepends and specify the functionality/feature the user might need it for. It should be the place to go when some feature doesn't work and might need another package. -- hashworks Web https://hashworks.net Public Key 0x4FE7F4FEAC8EBE67
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