-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Thijs,
> > I think that the package should additionally list curl as Recommends. > > I don't think listing the package in both fields would do anything > technical that would help with this issue. I think it would. See below ... > > I'm happy with the current situation. The expression is correct: to be > able to use ttytter in a meaningful way, both curl and lynx are > possibilities. cURL is definitely preferred for full functionality, > therefore it's listed first. Debian's tools will always pick the first > available alternative and it's generally understood that the dependencies > are listed in order of preference. So far, this is right. Now, from a usability point of view, the average user obviously wants cURL. Seeing that ttytter won't even start up without complaining with only lynx installed, this is pretty clear. Now having: Depends: curl | lynx Recommends: curl would make a good point both from a linguistic and a technical point of view. ttytter needs either curl or lynx, but cur is definitely recommended. What does this mean for the user? It means that the average user, who has Install-Recommends enabled, gets curl, while other users, who cared about Install-Recommends and thus can be considered more advanced, get the old behaviour. I think that the average user is more likely to have lynx installed than curl (correct me if I'm wrong), so this workaround would make installing and using ttytter a lot more convenient for them! - -nik -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQFOBAEBAgA4BQJQuRHhMRpodHRwczovL3d3dy5kb21pbmlrLWdlb3JnZS5kZS9n cGctcG9saWN5LnR4dC5hc2MACgkQWfyOHW8qgAE2TAf/UOSpHQrJzNVjpHnldpY4 taQgQOgHq8zbTJDiGMSko40fWbwuo70FJD0zjplzfkcW7qXiZLDM01Gmig6ijTSO cMYq2P2wFRa/MqDwNbfoMipmYXZj9QT7uwR7pjbgrLC7WvTIxkzY8QXAruEm1HoL tz58lbNjlve0KTVlnidUmgzsQOZrgQYoveUxAonJj+tr6n6Li/ANfNfxhGQKRix1 1PlrnKizdFXHOYPPDUdHqhusd0T6w7c35VIZSGEHyavGaQT8DojGqp4glJMVeVZn FysJwdcByCDJbmek0lyfIFg2DEpw9QPwI35CfF0AzOyR8mAVm46qvB6sdSh8Qz/9 qw== =B6p9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
