"Stefan Alfredsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello! > > Goswin Brederlow said: >> Cfv is completly functional in all aspects without a bittorrent client >> and a strong dependency is not given imho. In fact I even feel a >> Suggests would be wrong since such a client does in no way alter the >> cfv functionality. > > > | Suggests > | This is used to declare that one package may be more useful with > | one or more others. Using this field tells the packaging system > | and the user that the listed packages are related to this one and > | can perhaps enhance its usefulness, but that installing this one > | without them is perfectly reasonable. > > Well, I would argue that installing a bittorrent client enhances cfv's > usefulness, because it is then capable of verifying torrents. If a client > is not installed, torrent checking is not possible by cfv.
It forks off a bittorrent/bittornado to do the actual checking? Then I agree with you. I thought the recommends was for creating torrent files for further use with a client. My bad. > Originally there was a call for Depends: on bittorrent/bittornado, but > it was downgraded to a recommendation, see > http://bugs.debian.org/259391 . But perhaps Recommends: is a bit > too strong as well. I think the last sentence in the policy for Suggests: > is quite suitable for this situation ("... but that installing this one > without them is perfectly reasonable"). Agreed. That indeed sounds best. > Matthew (the upstream author) had some plans to include the imported > files, which I think would be the best solution (full functiality without > dependency on installing any torrent client). > > Anyway, I'll change from Recommends: to Suggests: in the next upload (no > upload just to for this change however). > > Regards, > Stefan MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
