On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 12:29:49PM +0200, Markku Tavasti wrote:
> I installed syslinux, and when tried to use it I got:
>
> 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~#syslinux /dev/fd0
> sh: line 1: mcopy: command not found
>
> Therefore, I suggest syslinux should depend on mtools, not just recommend.
There are several possible uses of syslinux:
* Using directly the images found in /usr/lib/syslinux/img*.gz
* Using "isolinux" of "pxelinux"
* Using "extlinux"
* Calling "syslinux" binary directly
Only the last one requires mtools to be installed. According to the
Debian Policy:
`Recommends'
This declares a strong, but not absolute, dependency.
The `Recommends' field should list packages that would be found
together with this one in all but unusual installations.
There are clearly cases in which syslinux can be used without the need
to have mtools installed. So, IMO, the "Recommends" line is OK.
I am closing this bug.
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