Bug#1000353: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#1000353: Downgrade e2fsprogs from Depends to Recommends?

[Michael Biebl]

On 22.11.21 01:02, Trent W. Buck wrote:

Package: libblockdev-fs2
Version: 2.25-2
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbd_fs.so.2.0.0

libblockdev-fs2 Depends e2fsprogs because it calls dumpe2fs &c.
This was done per https://bugs.debian.org/887270
AFAICT there is a run-time check for this:

     https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=bd_fs_ext_is_tech_avail

In other words, dumpe2fs isn't found in $PATH, libblockdev-fs2 will
print an obvious error, instead of e.g. segfaulting.

Therefore, can you downgrade e2fsprogs from Depends to Recommends?

Andreas, wdyt?

Would probably be ok with me, given that libbd_fs also handles other file systems (and we don't have any hard deps e.g. for xfsprogs, ntfsprogs or dosfstools)

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